Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
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Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#2There was an in depth discussion about this drug with a longevity researcher on a recent episode of the Tim Ferriss podcast, in case anyone wants to dive deeper.
Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#3This part sounds familiar: "One step closer to applications"
Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#4The bigger story with rapamycin is that the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays an absolutely crucial role in major diseases of modern civilization. One of the ways to inhibit mTOR for free is to simply stop consuming nutrients for extended periods of time.
Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#5There was an in depth discussion about this drug with a longevity researcher on a recent episode of the Tim Ferriss podcast, in case anyone wants to dive deeper.
> a longevity researcher
Probably Peter Attia?
There's also some free to read review articles (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814615/). No idea about the quality of the journal Aging or the field in general, though.
Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#6The bigger story with rapamycin is that the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays an absolutely crucial role in major diseases of modern civilization. One of the ways to inhibit mTOR for free is to simply stop consuming nutrients for extended periods of time.
> ... to simply stop consuming nutrients for extended periods of time
That is not simple for most people.
Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#7The bigger story with rapamycin is that the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays an absolutely crucial role in major diseases of modern civilization. One of the ways to inhibit mTOR for free is to simply stop consuming nutrients for extended periods of time.
> ... to simply stop consuming nutrients for extended periods of time That is not simple for most people.
simple != easy
Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#8This part sounds familiar: "One step closer to applications"
I know and agree with this sentiment.
However, you can take Rapamycin now. It is an existing drug.
Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#9There was an in depth discussion about this drug with a longevity researcher on a recent episode of the Tim Ferriss podcast, in case anyone wants to dive deeper.
> a longevity researcher Probably Peter Attia? There's also some free to read review articles ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814615/ ). No idea about the quality of the journal Aging or the field in general, though.
No, Matt Kaeberlein-- here's the transcript of the episode.
https://tim.blog/2022/07/30/matt-kaeberlein-life-extension-t...
Re: Rapamycin, drug used in cancer therapy, emerges as powerful anti-aging remedy
#10The bigger story with rapamycin is that the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays an absolutely crucial role in major diseases of modern civilization. One of the ways to inhibit mTOR for free is to simply stop consuming nutrients for extended periods of time.
> ... to simply stop consuming nutrients for extended periods of time That is not simple for most people.
I think they meant fasting.