An MIT scientist says he’s created a pill that will extend your life
An MIT scientist says he’s created a Fountain of Youth pill that actually works.
Elysium Health’s Basis is a daily anti-aging drug that claims to “optimize and support your most critical metabolic systems,” including “DNA repair,” “cellular detoxification,” “energy production,” and “protein function,” according to New York Magazine.
And unlike other anti-aging hacks out there, the pill has a well known name in the field of aging backing it: MIT’S Leonard Guarente.
As the head of MIT’s aging center, Guarente discovered the gene at the center of aging in the 1990s. His team of researchers then discovered that these genes or calorie restriction can extend life span at most 50 percent. So in 2013, Guarente started Elysium Health with co-founders Eric Marcotulli and Dan Alminana.
The premise of Elysium’s pill is that the body can be tricked into thinking it’s starving, subsequently extending your life. But the beauty is that this medication is said to do so without you having to feel hungry.
Basis first became available last year after bypassing the FDA’s screening process. The company is conducting a clinical trial, collecting data from its customers, using health tracking companies like Fitbit, to determine if the pill can actually extend your life or if it has unintended side effects, according to MIT.
Read the full story at New York Magazine.
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