Most current medicines are derived from naturally occurring small molecules. Yet the lack of a systematic method for producing diverse nature-inspired small molecules has prevented the devel... Read more
Ever since last summer, when Lynn Gemmell’s dog, Bela, was inducted into the trial of a drug that has been shown to significantly lengthen the lives of laboratory mice, she has been the obje... Read more
A proven approach to slow the aging process is dietary restriction, but new research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University helps explain the action of a drug that appears... Read more
Substance makes mice live longer, but hardly slows down the aging process The drug rapamycin is known to increase lifespan in mice. Whether rapamycin slows down aging, however, remains uncle... Read more