'Holy grail of anti-ageing' to be tested on pet canines before human trials
10 years, 4 months ago

'Holy grail of anti-ageing' to be tested on pet canines before human trials

Daily Mail  

A natural drug found in the soil of Easter Island could help people live longer and improve their memory in old age, scientists claim. Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle are planning to trial the drug in pet dogs, which they say will provide a more realistic test environment to predict how it would work on humans The drug, rapamycin, is a bacterial by-product discovered in the shadows of the island's famous statues and is named after Rapa Nui, the Polynesian name for Easter Island. It is already used in transplant patients to prevent organ rejection and several years ago, scientists in the journal Neuroscience, said it can improve learning and help treat cognitive decline. A natural drug found in the soil of Easter Island could help people live longer and improve their memory in old age, scientists claim It comes with some major risks, however.

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Could a longevity pill for dogs be the secret to a longer life for humans? Scientists think so
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Could a longevity pill for dogs be the secret to a longer life for humans? Scientists think so

Daily Mail  

An American biotech company is gearing up to release a beef-flavored longevity pill for dogs that could extend their lives by up to one year - and some scientists think similar drugs could do the same for humans. At the Dog Aging Project laboratory at the University of Washington, researchers are testing rapamycin as another canine longevity drug. The Dog …

Your dog will have an anti-aging drug before you do
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Your dog will have an anti-aging drug before you do

Hindustan Times  

Before we have an anti-aging drug for humans, we’re likely to have one for dogs. Whether anti-aging supplements for dogs work or not, there’s likely to be demand, said Arthur Caplan, a professor of ethics at New York University. Sinclair’s trial used dog owners’ subjective assessments of cognitive changes in their older pets — and other scientists say the trials …

The Secrets of Anti-Aging, Gleaned From Your Dog
1 year, 3 months ago

The Secrets of Anti-Aging, Gleaned From Your Dog

Live Mint  

In the quest to help people live longer, scientists and companies are turning to dogs. “It’s ideal to study aging in dogs, and then the leap to be able to use that to transfer into human application really is the next step," says Louise Grubb, chief executive of veterinary drug company TriviumVet, which is working toward gaining FDA approval of …

Rapamycin could make your dog live longer
8 years, 5 months ago

Rapamycin could make your dog live longer

CNN  

Story highlights Scientists are trying an anti-aging drug in dogs and humans The Dog Aging Project says the drug may one day give dogs two to five more years of life CNN — See Momo. “It’s been remarkable,” Paola Anderson said as she watched Momo, her 13-year-old white Pomsky, run around the backyard, keeping up with dogs a third his …

Why Testing Drugs on Our Dogs Is Good for Our Health
9 years, 11 months ago

Why Testing Drugs on Our Dogs Is Good for Our Health

Wired  

The fountain of youth is going to the dogs. At least that's the case in Seattle, where biogerontologists Matt Kaeberlein and Daniel Promislow at the University of Washington have given local pet owners the chance to have their dogs test an experimental antiaging drug. The drug they'll be taking, rapamycin, wasn't originally intended to extend canine longevity—it's often used as …

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