Castration extends life span in mice

 (science.org)

12 points | by gmays 2 hours ago

11 comments

  • largbae 53 minutes ago
    Don't we do this experiment to nearly all pets? Why not collect longevity data from veterinarians?
  • incr_me 55 minutes ago
    'Tis better to have loved and lost...
  • michaelmwangi 50 minutes ago
    Well, this is not the news I was hoping for :)
  • system7rocks 1 hour ago
    This research is flawed and should be ignored.
  • totetsu 1 hour ago
    I was almost expecting Castration to be a model name from some new lab..

    Castrati 1.0

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  • rayiner 37 minutes ago
    Nobody tell the World Economic Forum last they get any ideas. "You'll have no balls and you'll be happy."
  • bzb 58 minutes ago
    Does Bryan Johnson know?
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    • keeda 39 minutes ago
      He might have some trouble tracking his erections, though.
  • NDlurker 1 hour ago
    Huh. Harmful effects of testosterone? I don't even know what testicles do other than make sperm.
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    • itishappy 55 minutes ago
      Testosterone is a potent hormone promoting targeted development, and growth can be a double-edged sword.

      When the valves in the veins near testes fail as we age, the concentration of testosterone in the backflow can cause the prostate to swell up.

  • kelseyfrog 44 minutes ago
    In human men too[1][2]!

    Would you chop them for extra years though?

    1. https://ami.group.uq.edu.au/castrated-men-live-longer

    2. What a great reversal of the usual 'in mice' trope.

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    • Vaushite 29 minutes ago
      It's not like I'm using them anyway.
  • Shitty-kitty 1 hour ago
    Makes sense. Instead of wasting resources trying to procreate, spend them in self-repair.

    I do wander if they had to pad the cages to prevent them from committing suicide thou.