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Science & Medicine: An anti-aging medication that may work for women, too

Science & Medicine: An anti-aging medication that may work for women, too

An anti-aging medication called rapamycin seems to work better in female mice…

Petrie Dish · Bonnie Petrie

August 24, 20252m 10s

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An anti-aging medication called rapamycin seems to work better in female mice than in males, and it's the only one studied as part of the National Institute of Aging's Interventions Testing Program to do so. Most of the medications singled out for their effectiveness in a recent review only work in male mice.