Fruit flies live longer with combination drug treatment
Combination drug treatment may one day be helpful at preventing age-related diseases in people
02-Oct-2019 -
A triple drug combination has been used to extend the lifespan of fruit flies by 48% in a new study led by UCL and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing.
The three drugs are all already in use as medical treatments: lithium as a mood stabiliser, trametinib as a cancer treatment and ...
age-related diseases
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