Showing posts with label Rapamycin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rapamycin. Show all posts
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Combination of metformin and rapamycin shows potential in treating aging and related diseases

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A proven approach to slow the aging process is dietary restriction, but new research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State Univer...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Research explains action of drug that may slow aging, related disease

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Rapamycin , an antibiotic and immunosuppressant approved for use about 15 years ago, has drawn extensive interest for its apparent ability...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Rapamycin: Limited anti-aging effects

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In continuation of my update on Rapamycin The drug rapamycin is known to increase lifespan in mice. Whether rapamycin slows down aging, ...
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Compounds outsmart solid tumors' malfunctioning machinery

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In continuation of my update on Rapamycin "Allosteric regulators are better than proteasome-affecting agents used in clinics bec...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Drug trio of rapamycin, sildenafil and doxorubicin improved effectiveness of cancer treatment, protected heart

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Combining cancer medication with a drug for erectile dysfunction and one for heart transplants helped kill cancer cells and protected the...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Rapamycin as a potential treatment for kidney disease (ADPKD).........

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I did  mention about the use of Rapamycin (see structure)  to improve the  efficacy of tuberculosis vaccine in my earlier blog. This...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Improved efficacy of tuberculosis vaccine ?

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We know that BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) is a live but weakened form of a bacterium, M. bovis, which causes tuberculosis in cattle. It is ...