longevity
Antioxidant company: Aeolus Pharma
Nice; an antioxidant company: Aeolus Pharma.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Elixir Pharma, another sirtuin company.
Sirtris Pharma isn’t the only company working on sirtuin research; Elixir Pharma is too.
I wonder if, assuming these get approved, we’d need a prescription for them? After all, they are naturally occuring compounds, and they (thus far) don’t appear to have _any_ side-effects, though I can see the potential for abuse.
“Life-extending” sirtuins in the news again
I blogged on this some time ago, but a recent Harvard Medical School study reaffirms and expounds on some fascinating insight into how sirtruins work to prevent–and perhaps reverse–aging.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Sirtuins: compounds that just might help us live longer and lower heart disease
Semi-recently discovered (circa 2003), naturally occurring compounds called sirtuins are nature’s “emergency crew,” essentially repairing the body and strengthening it from the inside-out during stress.
Sitris Pharma is working on a set of drugs to modulate these sirtuins. Resveratrol, which is found in red wine, is responsible for the “French Paradox.” It activates–but [...]
