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Brian Hanley discusses the safety of metformin aging clinical trial.
Median life span extension for mice 6.87%.
2-4 years extra life span might be possible for humans.
Gamma ray irradiation extended mouse life span by 6.5%.
Chocolate may have as large an overall effect as metformin – Acticoa, a Swiss product, improved cognition and increased life span by 11%.
The study was published in the PubMed Central.