Anti-Aging Drugs for Your Pet?

Here's your Monday roundup. Here's your Monday roundup. When have you last invested in your pets' longevity? You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Longevity Insider HQ. [Click here]( to manage your e-mail preferences. [Longevity Insider HQ logo] Anti-Aging Drugs for Your Pet? Anil Bajnath, MD | August 02, 2021 | Baltimore, MD Dear Longevity Insider,Dr. Anil Bajnath here with your Monday roundup. Here at the Longevity Insider HQ, we focus on not just a longer lifespan but a longer healthspan. And a lot of the joy that we have comes from the relationships we have. Let’s take your pets, for example. Your pets are essentially your family. Studies show that people with pets tend to live longer lives. The American Heart Association has some good news for dog owners: - Heart attack survivors who live alone had a reduced risk of death if they owned a dog, while survivors who lived with someone else (a partner or child) had a reduced risk. - Stroke survivors who lived by themselves had a reduced risk of death if they owned a dog, while survivors who lived with someone else (a partner or child) had a reduced risk. - Dog owners are less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than non-dog owners. So why not focus on expanding their lives too? Meet Cellular Longevity Inc. It’s a startup that’s focusing all of its efforts on dogs and expanding their lifespans. “Dogs are unquestionably considered the best model of human aging,” says Celine Halioua, the owner of Cellular Longevity Inc. who studied neuroscience and then worked for a longevity-focused venture capital fund. “We have co-evolved with them, and they have a shared environment with us. They also develop age-related diseases over time. If we can do this for dogs, people will want it, too.” Halioua’s company has raised $11 million and plans to start trials in early 2022 on two compounds with potential anti-aging properties. Halioua declines to identify them. This isn’t the first initiative towards longevity for dogs though. Dog Aging Project The National Institutes of Health backed the Dog Aging Project with $25 million. Specifically, the academic research study examines genetic and environmental factors that influence a dog’s aging process. Over the past several years, about 30,000 dogs have participated in the project. Currently, the Dog Aging Project is running a trial on 200 middle-aged dogs with a compound called rapamycin. “Rapamycin seems to delay or reverse aging in pretty much every tissue where it has been looked at,” says Matt Kaeberlein, a professor of pathology at the University of Washington and the project’s co-director. Other canine studies have shown that caloric restriction can expand a dog’s lifespan by two years. These studies have also shown that caloric restriction can also delay cancer, degenerative bone disease, and other conditions.Scientists believe a combination of therapies could show more extreme results. “We might be talking about a 50% or 60% or 70% effect on life span,” Kaeberlein says. But he also admits that it’s hard to predict these things while doing trials. [More on Cellular Longevity’s dog treatments here.]( To your longevity, Anil Bajnath MD CEO/Founder, Institute for Human Optimization Chief Medical Officer, Longevity Insider HQ P.S. Here’s my most prized longevity research for humans [right here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to {EMAIL}. It is not our intention to send email to anyone who doesn't want it. If you're not sure why you've received this e-letter, or no longer wish to receive it, you may [unsubscribe here](, and view our privacy policy and information on how to manage your subscription. To ensure that you receive future issues of Longevity Insider HQ, please add customerservice@abmdhealth.com to your address book or whitelist within your spam settings. For customer service questions or issues, please contact us for assistance. Longevity Insider HQ, Copyright © 2021. All rights reserved. 3 E. Read Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. For customer service, call (844) 491-5756. The content of this site may not be redistributed without the express written consent of Longevity Insider HQ. Individual editorials, articles and essays appearing on this site may be republished, but only with full attribution of both the author and Longevity Insider HQ as well as a link the website. None of these statements have been approved by the FDA to diagnose or treat any disease. Always consult with a trusted medical professional before starting or changing a health regimen. [Full Disclaimer](