The immune-suppressing drug rapamycin, originally used for kidney transplants, is gaining attention for its potential to slow aging.

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    1 month ago

    Fear not, this will only be available to the super rich.

    However, you will be able to feed your children by selling your organs, so we’ve got that going for us.

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      See that’s the interesting thing about rapamycin, it’s an old drug that has been used for immuno-suppression for years now, only just now scientists are discovering this interesting side effect. The patient on rapamycin has expired so you can get a generic prescription for cheap.

      But ironically because the patent expired there’s no money in it for the drug companies to get it approved for longevity purposes, so who knows if it will ever become approved for this purpose.

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        1 month ago

        There are one or two countries outside the US that can approve drugs for use.

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      1 month ago

      And then you’ll get a legit prescription for the drug!

      Step 3: profit!!!