[ExI] Drug makes fat mice live longer

[john clark]

A drug has been found that extends the lifespan of fat mice by a whopping 44%, although that's still less than the lifespan of a normal thin mouse. It's not clear if the drug SRT-1720, a resveratrol analog (found in red wine), will make non-obese mice live longer; a study is underway to determine that but because thin mice live longer than fat mice there hasn't been enough time to complete it yet.   

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/science/19fat.html

 John K Clark
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