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A simple monthly injection allows mice to live 25% longer & free from diseases The strategy — the injection of a simple antibody — has already begun to be tested in humans in an attempt to cure ageing

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A simple monthly injection allows mice to live 25% longer & free from diseases The strategy — the injection of a simple antibody — has already begun to be tested in humans in an attempt to cure ageing

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  • Trebuchet ( Trebuchet@europe.pub ) 
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    Not sure we need to “cure” aging…

    • IAmLamp ( IAmLamp@fedia.io ) 
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      Could someone get to work on curing stupid first? Then we can work on the aging part.

    • FundMECFS ( FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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      Plenty of underfunded extremely disabling illnesses to spend money on instead of “curing” aging to fulfill rich able bodied people’s fantasies.

    • otter ( otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      Sir/Madame Trebuchet, your cousins of the weighted blade are already a tried & true solution to aristocrat aging.

      Also, I think I just found the name for my new anarcho metal band — if you’re available to fill in on timpani/kettle drum, et al.

    • BastingChemina ( BastingChemina@slrpnk.net ) 
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      If we can live just as long as we do now but in better health it would be amazing.

      • Trebuchet ( Trebuchet@europe.pub ) 
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        100%

    • FaceDeer ( FaceDeer@fedia.io ) 
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      Do you think it is not a widespread or harmful condition?

  • SunshineJogger ( SunshineJogger@feddit.org ) 
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    A cure to aging would sound much better if the current society were not so fucked up.

    If this works it will get clained by the rich elite and fuck everyone else

    • TonyTonyChopper ( TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz ) 
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      Breaking news: retirement age is increased by 25%

  • lol_idk ( lol_idk@lemmy.ml ) 
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    They can get more years of service out of us while charging us for this miracle drug. We’ll have to keep working to afford our medical bills

    • paranoia ( paranoia@feddit.dk ) 
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      Ok but also we get to live 25% longer which sounds like a pretty good tradeoff.

  • otter ( otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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    Don’t worry, fellow plebs! I’m sure the ruling class’ll let us have some.

  • GoodTransKitty ( GoodTransKitty@lemmy.zip ) 
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    Antibody? I’m pro body.

  • reksas ( reksas@sopuli.xyz ) 
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    what happens if you take it and then stop? Since it adds somekind of antibody, what if it starts replacing/ degenerating your bodys natural system and you get some horrible withdrawal effects if you stop taking it?

    Imagine having to pay subscription to stay healthy / alive

    • ouRKaoS ( ouRKaoS@lemmy.today ) 
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      Imagine having to pay subscription to stay healthy / alive

      This is everyone who takes medication to manage a disease/disorder.

    • DoucheBagMcSwag ( DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      Imagine having to pay subscription to stay healthy / alive

  • Zaphod ( Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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    We really seem to be heading torward a Red Rising esque future huh

  • Ozymandias1688 ( Ozymandias1688@feddit.org ) 
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    Awesome!

  • MystikIncarnate ( MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ) 
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    I don’t know that I want the current elderly generation to live longer. Can we hold off on this for… Idk, say, 15 years until they all die off naturally?

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