14% longer in mice trails is more than a few weeks. Regardless of if it’s “desperate” or not, there’s worse ways to spend your time than searching for a way to live another decade.

14% of a mouse life is several weeks.

Most obtuse poster award goes to…

Would seem more obtuse to me to assume that a gain of 14% for mice in a lab-situation would translate to a similar gain for humans in a real-life situation.

No one is assuming that. People are assuming it's _worth looking into_.

Where to next, Algernon?

I laughed. :)

Haha it's true but that's why it's a good thing they exist. They burn all that effort. We reap the rewards.

If they spent that extra time taking more care what and how much they eat and add some exercise, the effects would be much more pronounced (and they would be probably much happier too). But yeah sometimes even very smart folks end up in some analysis paralysis and tunnel vision.

For human males castration results in a very significant increase (10+ years).

Is that caused by testosterone’s direct physiological effect on the body or something like increased risk taking?

Yeah but testosterone makes life worth living.

Yet castrated men don't commit enough suicide to lower their life expectancy.

Eight year Olds posting?