Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/07/17/drug-extends-animal-lifespan-by-a-whopping-25.html
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I’ll have what the mouse is having.
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How can we ensure this kind of treatment is only available to the extremely wealthy?
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Will it work on the environment?
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Better keep in mind the always-important caveat that what works in lab mice or other animals rarely translates 1:1 for humans, if it works at all. One of the things that got life-extension enthusiasts all excited a while back was the results of caloric-restriction studies showing that keeping some animals on the brink of starvation for their whole lives could significantly extend their lifespans. But if doing that worked at well for humans we would have seen it by now. (Plus who wants to spend their whole life being hungry all the time?)
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… we frequently see stories like this in “science” and “health” news, and then never hear about them again 
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Ray Kurzweil and Peter Thiel have already cornered the lab’s supply so no more tests will happen.
This won’t stop Thiel ingesting the blood and glandular secretions of young virgin boys of course.
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KAAAAAAHN!
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Small, preliminary, mouse study. The only thing this really indicates is need for further study.
Inhibition of IL-11 signalling extends mammalian healthspan and lifespan | Nature
What is not discussed is what are the downsides? I am of the opinion that you can’t affect anything without having side-effects. It’s an intriguing finding, and certainly warrants further study, but not ready for prime time just yet. Stay tuned, though.
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After a lifetime of being fed things we think might cause cancer?
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Just like everything else, make the price $1B/year.
It’s too late to pass struldbrugg legislation, isn’t it?
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But I’ve got cancer NOW!
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Almost always, in fact. I’ve lost track of the dozens of cures for Alzheimer’s or examples of non-permanent male birth control (other than condoms) that looked “extremely promising”, then vanished for eternity with no trace whatsoever. At this point it feels like the lesson we should take away is that virtually everything works on mice, the lucky little squeakers.
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Mice do this on purpose to mess with us. (They claim it’s an experiment, but come on.)
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Duh.
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AFAIK, medical advances do trickle down, and a lot more than most things.
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When there is a process in place that has evolved over untold years, there’s usually a good reason for it.
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