Could a drug used for breast cancer treatment be the key to making people live longer?

An Auckland University trial has found long-term treatment of healthy mice with the drug —alpelisib— increased their lifespan by about ten percent.

Those mice also showed some signs of being healthier in old age, such as improved coordination and strength.

Auckland University researcher Peter Shepherd says the findings have big implications for the general health of humans.

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Could a drug used for breast cancer treatment be the key to making people live longer?
An Auckland University trial has found long-term treatment of healthy mice with the drug —alpelisib— increased their lifespan by about ten percent.
Those mice also showed some signs of being healthier in old age, such as improved coordination and strength.
Auckland University researcher Peter Shepherd says the findings have big implications for the general health of humans.
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