The Claim

Rapamycin may modulate muscle performance in older adults when administered in combination with exercise, potentially through regulation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway.

Source: We Spent $724,637 Testing Rapamycin. What We Found Shocked Us.

What the research says

Challenges is higher

Challenge is ahead, but a single strong supporting study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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How it works
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Taking rapamycin with exercise might help improve muscle strength in older people by affecting a specific cell pathway in the body.

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Rapamycin may modulate muscle performance in older adults when combined with exercise through mTORC1 pathway regulation.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: A single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, two-arm study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of once-weekly sirolimus (rapamycin) on muscle strength and endurance in older adults following a 13-week exercise program

    The study is testing whether rapamycin plus exercise helps older adults get stronger, but the results aren’t ready yet, so we can’t say if it works or not.

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