Rapamycin Extends Lifespan as Effectively as Eating Less, Study Finds

Calorie restriction can help animals live longer. What about humans?

Living comes with a side effect: aging. Despite what you might hear on social media or in advertisements, there are no drugs that are known to slow or reverse human aging. But there’s some evidence to support another approach: cutting back on calories. Caloric restriction (reducing your intake of calories) and intermittent fasting (switching between fasting and eating normally on a fixed schedule) can help with weight loss. But they may also off…

Anti-ageing drug rapamycin extends life as effectively as restricting calories – new research

There's a better way. Africa Studio/ShutterstockFor centuries, humans have searched for ways to extend life. Alchemists never found the philosopher’s stone, but scientists have consistently shown that a longer life can be attained by eating less – at least in certain lab animals. But can we find a way to live longer while still enjoying our food? Compounds that mimic the biological effects of dieting could be the answer, and the two most popular…

Rapamycin extends lifespan as effectively as eating less, study finds

The anti-aging drug rapamycin has the same life-extending effect as eating less, according to new research from the University of East Anglia and University of Glasgow.

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