Topical Rapamycin for Younger-Looking Skin

Name: Topical Rapamycin for Younger-Looking Skin
Uploaded: 2025-02-25T13:00:57+00:00
Duration: 31 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Brief excerpt from a YouTube talk by Dr. Charles Mok introducing topical rapamycin. The speaker defines 'topical' as skin application, states rapamycin…

25 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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Brief excerpt from a YouTube talk by Dr. Charles Mok introducing topical rapamycin. The speaker defines 'topical' as skin application, states rapamycin is FDA-approved as an immunosuppressant for organ transplant patients, notes animal studies showing lifespan extension, and says human trials are ongoing to test effects on lifespan/healthspan. The speaker frames rapamycin as a commonly-cited candidate longevity 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. It's commonly being used in probably the most cited potential longevity drug. First one that we've.