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The Sirolimus or Rapamycin is very much a Canadian discovery.
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The researchers used a drug called Rapamycin, given to transplant patients to ensure their bodies do not reject the new organ.
Latest news breaking news current news UK news world news celebrity news politics news 2009
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Rapamycin, an immune-suppressing drug marketed as Sirolimus, is being studied in patients with a rare, fatal lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM
Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases Amy Dockser Marcus 2012
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The drug has some nasty side effects, but in small doses seems to activate TOR's benefits: Rapamycin extended the lifespan of mice by 14% in one recent study.
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Rapamycin in drug form is used to prevent rejection in organ transplants.
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Rapamycin suppresses the immune system and carries strong warnings about the resulting risk of infections and death.
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Rapamycin has been used in clinical trials as a cancer treatment.
FOXNews.com 2011
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Rapamycin, a potential anti-aging drug, strongly protects neurons in Parkinson's disease models
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Rapamycin, a bacterial product first isolated in soil from the island Rapa Nui in the South Pacific, also is being tested in cancer research studies.
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Rapamycin, a drug that keeps the immune system from attacking transplanted organs, may have another exciting use: fighting
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