Tag: Aspirin
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Anti aging drugs focus – Rapamycin
New opinion article by Dr. Mikhail V. Blagosklonny about anti aging drug published in the journal Aging. Drug in focus is rapamycin, which functions by inhibiting mTOR pathway. Similar drugs include everolimus. Normally when over-activated by nutrients and insulin, mTOR acts via S6K to inhibit insulin signaling, thereby causing insulin resistance. The evidence in preclinical…
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Systemic review of literature finds no evidence of increased risk of fatal stomach bleed following use of aspirin
Stomach bleeds caused by aspirin are considerably less serious than the spontaneous bleeds that can occur in people not taking the drug, concludes a study led by Cardiff University. Published in the journal Public Library of Science, the extensive study of literature on aspirin reveals that while regular use of the drug increases the risk…
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