Rapamycin can slow aging and extend lifespan in various ways. 1. Rapamycin is an mTOR inhibitor First, rapamycin is an mTOR inhibitor. mTOR is a protein found in our cells. It’s an important “nutrient” sensor which recognizes nutrients, mainly amino acids (but...
Rapamycin (sirolimus) is one of the most promising anti-aging drugs around. Various studies show rapamycin can extend lifespan (learn more here). However, some people are concerned about potential negative side effects of rapamycin, such as immunosuppression (I...
Rapamycin is one of the most promising drugs to extend lifespan and slow aging. In nearly all studies, rapamycin extends lifespan; see below an overview of studies. Contrary to many other lifespan extending drugs, rapamycin extends lifespan in both males and females...