How man’s best friend could hold the key to anti-ageing

…researchers are particularly interested in using pet dogs to test rapamycin. Developed as an anti-rejection drug for patients who have just undergone kidney transplants, rapamycin has recently been shown to extend the lives of mice by more than 10%.

Since this discovery was made in 2009, researchers have started projects aimed at establishing trials on humans to see if the drug could have a similar impact on men and women by protecting them against diseases of old age such as cancer and heart conditions. However, they acknowledge these could take many years to set up, gain ethical approval and then produce results….

I’d never gave it much thought, but sure would love it if my poor Petey could have been with us longer, full article here – How man’s best friend could hold the key to anti-ageing