Drugs that combat aging may be available within five years, following landmark work. The work finally demonstrates that a single anti-aging enzyme in the body can be targeted, with the potential to prevent age-related diseases and extend lifespans. Four thousand synthetic activators, which are 100 times as potent as a single glass of red wine, have been developed — the best three are in human trials.//This reminded me of the super soldier serum.
//I presented on something that does almost exactly this, only it’s a different enzyme. It’s prevented alzheimer’s, depression, anxiety, and basically undid autism like whoa? Only in mouse models though. SO FAR.
The molecule is rapamycin and it inhibits an enzyme called mTOR.
!!!! Prevents what kind of depression? Serotonin hyper-uptake version? IS THERE A MAGIC CHEMICAL?!
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You know, on the one hand, it’s awesome. On the other hand — I’m /already/ on meds for the rest of my life, and this would just be a different med. So it’s just about how efficacious it is compared to the ssri I’m on now.