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First drug ever shown to lengthen telomeres in a randomized trial. Henagliflozin, a diabetes drug, for 26 weeks. Results: - Treatment group: 90.5% had longer telomeres - Placebo group: 65.6% - Difference: statistically significant, p<0.01 This isn't a supplement study with 12 people. It's a randomized placebo-controlled trial of a drug millions already take for blood sugar. Telomere shortening is one of the 12 hallmarks of aging. Every decade, your telomeres lose about 14% of their length. This is the first time a pill has reversed that trajectory in a controlled experiment. SGLT2 inhibitors already extend life in heart failure patients. Now we might know one reason why.





















