Longevity video

KarlT · September 29, 2023, 11:45pm

RapAdmin · September 30, 2023, 1:30am

It and other materials all are in the Economist thread

[EconomistAging] The idea, as we set out in our Technology Quarterly, is to manipulate biological processes associated with ageing that, when dampened in laboratory animals, seem to extend their lives. Some of these are familiar, such as severely restricting the number of calories an animal consumes as part of an otherwise balanced diet. Living such a calorie-restricted life is too much to ask of most people; but drugs that affect the relevant biological pathways appear to bring similar results. One is metformin, which has been approved for use against type-2 diabetes; another is rapamycin, an immunosuppressant used in organ transplants. Early adopters are starting to take these drugs “off label”, off their own bat or by signing what amount to servicing contracts with a new class of longevity firms. Full article: https://archive.ph/2SxZp More articles and discussion here: Slowing Ageing is Getting Serious - #3 by RapAdmin