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Resveratrol – The Unfortunate (& Scandalous) Story

Dr Brad StanfieldCited 3× on HN, 2022–2023
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explainer · general · 2022–2023 on HN

Dr Brad Stanfield recounts the research history and scandal around resveratrol, the supposed anti-aging supplement, including problems with the original studies.

HN cites it for details on resveratrol's unreplicated original study and the related corporate deal.

3 comments from Hacker News

@Palmik2023-08 · in “The Aging Brain: Is Misplaced DNA to Blame?”

Can you clarify about resveratrol? My understanding is that the original study had issues and wasn't reproduced. This video has some details: ▶ this video I'm holding more hope for rapamycin, which was shown to prolong life span in mice in many studies.

@altvali2023-05 · in “RNA repair mechanism discovered in humans”

Not the person you're replying to, but this is what I found after a quick google search: Dr. Jeffrey Flier: link Dr. Charles Brenner: link Dr. Brad Stanfield: ▶ this video

@hourislate2022-02 · in “Does the human lifespan have a limit?”

It's old news but did you know, He did fuck GSK for 750 million? Basically no one could ever replicate his study. GSK should have done thier homework so boohoo for them but still all is not what it seems. ▶ this video