The immune-suppressing drug rapamycin, originally used for kidney transplants, is gaining attention for its potential to slow aging.

  • @Soulcreator
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    42 hours ago

    See that’s the interesting thing about rapamycin, it’s an old drug that has been used for immuno-suppression for years now, only just now scientists are discovering this interesting side effect. The patient on rapamycin has expired so you can get a generic prescription for cheap.

    But ironically because the patent expired there’s no money in it for the drug companies to get it approved for longevity purposes, so who knows if it will ever become approved for this purpose.