SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY
Would you take an anti-aging pill to live forever?
Apr 11, 2023, 7:30 PM
An anti-aging pill could make its way to pharmacies within the next five years. Would you take it? Photo: Getty Images
SALT LAKE CITY — An anti-aging pill could make its way to pharmacies within the next five years. Would you take it?
According to Andrew Steele the author of Ageless: The new science of getting older without getting old the possibility of immortality is getting closer.
Dave and Dujanovic hosts Debbie Dujanovic and Dave Noriega discussed the probable anti-aging pill Tuesday.
Dujanovic said she read an article related to the book.
“So when I read this, I took it as … you’ll feel more vibrant (and) you’ll feel more alive,” Dujanovic said. “Tasks that you just like, ‘Oh, I just don’t have the energy to do it,’ you suddenly have a ton of energy.”
According to Dujanovic, the article said existing medications, such as Metaformin, could be “retooled” to be anti-aging pills. She goes on saying the idea of this scares her just a bit.
“Yeah, I don’t know because I’m not diabetic. I don’t need [Metaformin],” she said. “I mean, I’ve got other ailments that I deal with, but I’m not diabetic. So do I want to be going down that avenue just so I can live longer?”
Noriega responds by saying there is “probably” more medications like this than the average person may realize.
“Think of testosterone therapy or performance enhancing drugs,” he said. “There’s already medications or drugs on the market that will make you feel younger longer. Now, are there side effects? I don’t know, I’m not a doctor. But, there’s no doubt that if you’re in your forties or fifties and then you’re on testosterone therapy, you’re gonna feel different than a normal 40 or 50 year old.”
Noriega said Silicon Valley has invested “billions and billions” into researching an anti-aging pill. He noted that Jeff Bezos invested $3 billion into a life extension startup.
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