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Strong Opposition
A compound called 4-Phenylbutyrate made female mice die slightly sooner - their lifespan was shortened by about 2%, and the oldest surviving mice died about 6% earlier than expected.
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The study tested 4-phenylbutyrate in mice and found it did NOT significantly affect lifespan in either males or females. The claim says it significantly reduced female lifespan, but the study says there was no significant effect at all - these findings directly contradict each other.
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