More positive news stories on rapamycin:
Researchers in the US believe a drug called rapamycin may be able to elongate the average lifespan by as much as a third.
Previous experiments in smaller animals such as mice have found rapamycin can extend maximum lifespan by anything between nine and 30 per cent.
Now, a first-of-its-kind trial at the University of Washington will try rapamycin on dogs in a long-lasting, double-blind clinical trial.
“Our study is powered to be able to detect lifespan extension nine per cent or greater.”
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