Castration extends life span in mice

totetsu

I was almost expecting Castration to be a model name from some new lab.. Castrati 1.0

system7rocks

This research is flawed and should be ignored.

Shitty-kitty

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.

NDlurker

Huh. Harmful effects of testosterone? I don't even know what testicles do other than make sperm.

bzb

Does Bryan Johnson know?

incr_me

'Tis better to have loved and lost...

largbae

Don't we do this experiment to nearly all pets? Why not collect longevity data from veterinarians?

michaelmwangi

Well, this is not the news I was hoping for :)

kelseyfrog

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.

rayiner

Nobody tell the World Economic Forum last they get any ideas. "You'll have no balls and you'll be happy."