I thought this headline was satire when I first saw it. Deaths are up since covid VAX, so sort of opposite of longevity.

Having said that I am all for accelerating the work on things like metformin that seem to reduce the incidence of a number of conditions as we age - making our time on this planet more enjoyable and saving healthcare costs.

But big pharma does not make money out of generics like metfornin, so . . .