'Fountain of youth' anti-aging pill comes closer to reality.Byline: ANI London, July 9 (ANI): An anti-aging pill may just have come one step closer to reality, with researchers finding that a drug, commonly used in humans to prevent transplanted organs from being rejected, helps extend the expected lifespan of mice by up to 14 per cent. The study was led by three different US institutions, namely the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. in Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as and the Jackson Laboratory The Jackson Laboratory was founded in Bar Harbor, Maine in 1929 by former University of Maine and University of Michigan president C. C. Little under the name Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory. in Bar Harbor, Maine Bar Harbor, Maine, may refer to:
David Harrison, who led the arm of the experiment that took place at the Jackson Laboratory, found that rapamycin, a compound first discovered in the soil of the Easter Island, extended the lives of middle-aged mice by 28 percent to 38 percent - even when given late in life. The rapamycin was given to the mice in their food at an age equivalent to 60 years old in humans. "You've probably heard the phrase 'chance favours the prepared mind', and this is an example of it," Nature magazine quoted Harrison as saying. Matt Kaeberlein, whose group at the University of Washington in Seattle works on ageing in mice, yeast and worms, also said that rapamycin might be mimicking the effects of dietary restriction, the only robust way to extend life in mammals until now. However, both Harrison and Kaeberlein are yet to ascertain whether the drug could extend human life. Harrison said: "I wouldn't do it myself and wouldn't encourage anyone to do it at this point." But that has not let him to drop the idea of daydreaming about it. He laughingly added: "Of course, you can imagine we've been considering it ourselves. I'm 67, so it's just about time for me to start my treatment, isn't it?" (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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