Rapamycin For Longevity

Name: Rapamycin For Longevity
Uploaded: 2025-03-03T13:00:42+00:00
Duration: 32 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Charles Mok (uploader) discusses topical (skin-applied) rapamycin in a short YouTube video. He states rapamycin is FDA-approved as an…

3 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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Dr. Charles Mok (uploader) discusses topical (skin-applied) rapamycin in a short YouTube video. He states rapamycin is FDA-approved as an immunosuppressant for organ transplant patients, summarizes animal studies showing lifespan extension, and notes ongoing human research into rapamycin as a potential longevity and healthspan drug.

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So I'm talking to you about topical rapamycin. Topical meaning on the skin. So rapamycin we've talked about before, it's a drug that is FDA approved to treat a certain basically an immunosuppressant for people that have organ transplant, lower rejection. It's being studied as an anti aging drug, drug that potentially can make animals. Certainly animals have been studied, makes them live longer in the studies that have been performed. And now it's being studied in humans to see if rapamycin can extend lifespan and health span. Commonly being used in probably the most cited potential longevity drug, first one that we've had.