A drug that can extend your life by 25%? Don’t hold your breath
- Written by Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
Halfpoint/ShutterstockEvery few weeks or months, the media reports on a new study that tantalisingly dangles the possibility of a new drug to give us longer, healthier lives.
The latest study centres around a drug involved in targeting interleukin-11, a protein involved in inflammation. Blocking this protein appeared to help mice stave off disease...





