Research is finding ways to extend animal lifespans but regulators are still wary of treating ageing as a disease, says the Financial Times' Camilla Cavendish.
Research is finding ways to extend animal lifespans but regulators are still wary of treating ageing as a disease, says the Financial Times' Camilla Cavendish.
Ever since I interviewed scientists for a book about ageing, I am regularly asked for my advice on what substances to take, including “off-label”.I myself am taking one of them, with no visible results - but then they wouldn’t be visible. Given the amount of snake-oil in this market, it’s safer to wait for formally licensed products.
Others, like the Australian-American David Sinclair believe that epigenetic noise is a major cause of ageing, confusing signals in the body. Sinclair and colleagues at Life Biosciences have partially restored sight to mice and monkeys.Rapamycin, an immunosuppressant used in human transplant operations, has been shown to significantly extend the lives of mice, including very old ones. It seems to work by suppressing the mTOR complex, a set of genes that regulate metabolism.
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