Could a Rapamycin Supplement Safely Extend Healthspan in Humans?
The pursuit of longer, healthier life has moved from myth to molecular biology. Among the pantheon of compounds touted to slow aging, rapamycin stands apart. Originally discovered in a soil sample from Easter Island, it was first developed as an antifungal and later as an immunosuppressant for organ transplants. Today, it’s being tested as a potential geroprotective therapy, a drug that might help humans not just live longer but live better. The question is no longer whether rapamycin can extend life in animals; it clearly can. The real question is whether it can do so safely in people.