Rapamycin For Longevity #shorts

Name: Rapamycin For Longevity #shorts
Uploaded: 2024-04-16T21:00:30+00:00
Duration: 32 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: A short YouTube monologue by Dr. Charles Mok explaining topical rapamycin (applied to the skin), noting rapamycin's FDA-approved use as an…

16 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube monologue by Dr. Charles Mok explaining topical rapamycin (applied to the skin), noting rapamycin's FDA-approved use as an immunosuppressant for transplant patients, and summarizing current research exploring rapamycin as a potential anti‑aging/longevity intervention in animals and humans.

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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. It's commonly being used in probably the most cited potential longevity drug. First one that we've it.