Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi folks: There is always this nagging issue for CRON about whether humans (maximum lifespan) will be found to respond to CR in a manner similar to the way mice do. If we wait for a completed human study of maximum lifespan none of us will be here to see it. We can wait for the results of the first major monkey study. In ten years there will probably be some fairly persuasive data - one way or the other. But one of the things that intrigued me about the University College London fruit fly study was that it showed it isn't absolutely necessary to look only at maximum lifespan. You can get a clue early on what the average and maximum lifespans are likely to be by looking at fluctuations in mortality rates as time progresses. When they put flies on CR at human equivalent age 60 their mortality rate dropped 80%. And when mice that had been on CR most of their lives were fed ad lib starting at age 60 their mortality went through the roof. So ................. since all of us here are interested in knowing the latest news about the monkey studies, does anyone in this group, or the CR community at large, have close enough links with the monkey experimenters so that we could be kept up-to-date periodically with the mortality data, rather than having to wait ten years until final publication? Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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