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1,005 claims from 629 papers are on the record. 39 have been checked so far; the other 966 have no check with a result yet.

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Status: Supported Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Clear all

8 claims from 8 papers

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Rapamycin fed late in life extends lifespan in genetically heterogeneous mice

    Harrison, Strong, Sharp et al. · Nature · 2009

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    1. Supported · 71%“On the basis of age at 90% mortality, rapamycin led to an increase of 14% for females and 9% for males.”
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

    DNA methylation age of human tissues and cell types

    Horvath · Genome biology · 2013

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    1. Supported · 71%“I developed a multi-tissue predictor of age that allows one to estimate the DNA methylation age of most tissues and cell types.”
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Acarbose, 17‐α‐estradiol, and nordihydroguaiaretic acid extend mouse lifespan preferentially in males

    Harrison, Strong, Allison et al. · Aging Cell · 2013

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    1. Supported · 71%“Acarbose increased male median lifespan by 22% (P < 0.0001), but increased female median lifespan by only 5% (P = 0.01).”
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Rapamycin‐mediated lifespan increase in mice is dose and sex dependent and metabolically distinct from dietary restriction

    Miller, Harrison, Astle et al. · Aging Cell · 2013

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    1. Supported · 71%“Rapamycin increased lifespan more in females than in males at each dose evaluated, perhaps reflecting sexual dimorphism in blood levels of this drug.”
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

    Longer lifespan in male mice treated with a weakly estrogenic agonist, an antioxidant, an α‐glucosidase inhibitor or a Nrf2‐inducer

    Strong, Miller, Antebi et al. · Aging Cell 15(5) · 2016 · PubMed 27312235

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    1. Supported · 71%“17-α-estradiol at a threefold higher dose robustly extended both median and maximal lifespan, but still only in males.”
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

    Acarbose improves health and lifespan in aging HET3 mice

    Harrison, Strong, Alavez et al. · Aging Cell 18(2) · 2019 · DOI 10.1111/acel.12898

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    1. Supported · 71%“The two higher doses produced 16% or 17% increases in median longevity of males, but only 4% or 5% increases in females. Age at the 90th percentile was increased significantly (8%–11%) in males at each dose, but was significantly increased (3%) in females on…
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

    Canagliflozin extends life span in genetically heterogeneous male but not female mice

    Miller, Harrison, Allison et al. · JCI Insight 5(21) · 2020 · DOI 10.1172/jci.insight.140019

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    1. Supported · 71%“Cana extended median survival of male mice by 14%. Cana also increased by 9% the age for 90th percentile survival, with parallel effects seen at each of 3 test sites.”
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    1. Supported · 71%“In genetically heterogeneous mice produced by the CByB6F1 x C3D2F1 cross, the “non‐feminizing” estrogen, 17‐α‐estradiol (17aE2), extended median male lifespan by 19% (p < 0.0001, log‐rank test) and 11% (p = 0.007) when fed at 14.4 ppm starting at 16 and 20 m…

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