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Anti-aging pill for senior dogs is now in clinical trials::undefined

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[-] beckerist@lemmy.world 48 points 9 months ago

The article doesn't say how this works at all.

It sounds awesome, but I'd like to know more about it before I gave my dog a magic chewable.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 29 points 9 months ago

LOX-002 inhibits insulin like growth factor 2 which is thought to reduce useful lifespans of dogs through some metabolic mechanism

[-] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

wait. metformin does the same thing.

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