Rapamycin is a drug capable of extending the life expectancy of mice, but does it also work in humans?

The race for longevity is not a recent fad, but it has been a field of biology that has been studied for many years now; researchers and scientists from all over the world have experimented with molecules, strategies and drugs to understand and subsequently lengthen life span. One of the most studied molecules in the field of longevity is rapamycin.

What is rapamycin

Rapamycin is a drug that acts as an mTOR inhibitor (mammalian target of rapamycin), a protein that plays a fundamental role in the regulation of cellular metabolism, growth and survival.