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4 claims from 4 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

   Rapamycin, an mTOR pathway inhibitor, extended median and maximal lifespan in male and female genetically heterogeneous mice when fed from 600 days of age, at three independent test sites.

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   1. Supported · 71%In genetically mixed mice fed rapamycin from 600 days of age, the age at 90% mortality rose by 14% in females and 9% in males.“On the basis of age at 90% mortality, rapamycin led to an increase of 14% for females and 9% for males.”

2. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   Changes in structural and functional connectivity among resting-state networks across the human lifespan

   Betzel, Byrge, He, Goñi, Zuo and Sporns · NeuroImage · 2014

   The study used network modelling to show that functional and structural brain connectivity both reorganise across the human lifespan, with changes in and between resting-state networks.

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   1. UncheckedAcross the lifespan, correlated brain activity within resting-state networks tends to weaken on average, while correlations between networks tend to strengthen.“On average, functional connections within resting-state networks weaken in magnitude while connections between resting-state networks tend to increase.”

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

   Acarbose improves health and lifespan in aging HET3 mice

   Harrison, Strong, Alavez et al. · Aging Cell · 2019

   The authors tested acarbose at three doses in genetically mixed mice at three sites, finding lifespan gains in both sexes, larger in males, plus some health benefits; three other compounds had no effect on lifespan.

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   1. Supported · 71%In these mice, acarbose at the two higher doses raised median lifespan about 16–17% in males but only 4–5% in females.“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 only at 1,000 ppm.”

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

   17‐a‐estradiol late in life extends lifespan in aging UM‐HET3 male mice; nicotinamide riboside and three other drugs do not affect lifespan in either sex

   Harrison, Strong, Reifsnyder et al. · Aging Cell · 2021

   In genetically mixed mice, late-life 17-α-estradiol extended male lifespan, while four other drugs, including nicotinamide riboside, did not significantly change lifespan in either sex at the doses tested.

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   1. Supported · 71%In genetically mixed male mice, 17-α-estradiol in the diet from 16 or 20 months of age extended median lifespan by 19% and 11% respectively.“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 months, respectively. 90th percentile life…”