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Branched-chain amino acid limitation

Intervention

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  • Funders: National Institute on Aging and 1 more
  • Model organisms1

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Lifespan

upin flies1

1 study

  1. Branched-chain amino acid limitation extends lifespan in flies.

    “Limitation of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) or activation of hunger-promoting neurons induced a hunger state that extended life span despite increased feeding.”

    Model organisms

    Effects of hunger on neuronal histone modifications slow aging in Drosophila

    Science (New York, N.Y.)May 11, 2023

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