Harvard Conference on Aging Attracts Companies Developing Drugs to Prolong Longevity
Harvard Medical School recently hosted a conference on aging. The conference attracted longevity -focused companies such as Sitris Pharmaceuticals. Sitris is a leader in the development of drugs that mimic the effects of resveratrol , a chemical found is red wines that longevity-related proteins called sirtuins. According to Sitris co-founder Dr. Christoph Westphal: “In five or six or seven years,” said Christoph Westphal, Sirtris’s other co-founder, “there will be drugs...
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