The Claim

In older adults with coronary artery disease undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, daily administration of low-dose oral rapamycin (0.5–1.0 mg) over 12 weeks was associated with a reduction in serum interleukin-6 levels from 4.4 to 2.6 pg/ml, suggesting a potential modulation of systemic inflammation related to cellular senescence.

Source: Effect of Low-Dose Rapamycin on Senescence Markers and Physical Functioning in Older Adults with Coronary Artery Disease: Results of a Pilot Study.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

Older adults with heart disease who took a low dose of a drug called rapamycin every day for 12 weeks saw their inflammation levels go down, which might help slow aging-related damage in the body.

See the scientific wording

In older adults with coronary artery disease undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, daily low-dose oral rapamycin (0.5–1.0 mg) for 12 weeks was associated with reduced serum interleukin-6 levels (from 4.4 to 2.6 pg/ml), suggesting a potential modulation of systemic inflammation linked to cellular senescence.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effect of Low-Dose Rapamycin on Senescence Markers and Physical Functioning in Older Adults with Coronary Artery Disease: Results of a Pilot Study.

    The study gave low-dose rapamycin to older heart patients and found that inflammation in their blood went down, just like the claim says.

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