‘Clioquiol’ Archive

Old drug Clioquinol may slow aging

An old gastrointestinal drug, Clioquinol, has been shown to inhibit the aging-associated protein CLK-1 and is showing promise for treating Alheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases.
It’s always good when an old (and therefore out of patent) drug gets fresh life breathed into it, especially when it’s touted as a potential new anti-aging therapy. Clioquinol was used [...]