Side Effect You Definitely Should Know About, Lifespan News

Side Effect You Definitely Should Know About: An offpatent drug has turned out to have unexpected side effects. Researchers have found that Zoledronate, a drug used to treat osteoporosis, has unexpected lifeextending properties in human beings, and they confirmed these findings in a fruit fly study. Learn about the accidental discovery of this potential longevity drug in this episode. We also talk about a recent paper that had news outlets saying life extension is impossible we disagree, and it turns out that the paper itself does, too. Theres also news about CRISPR gene therapy in humans and a drug that reverses dementia in mice. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:20 Life Extension Drug Discovered by Accident 2:11 Evolution Wont Stop Aging Any Time Soon, but Medicine Might 4:22 Success in Reversing Dementia in Mice Sets the Stage for Human Clinical Trials LIKE WHAT WE DO If youd like to help us run this show and, or help end agerelated diseases, you can become a Lifespan