Thursday 6 November 2014

Drugmakers look to push the boundaries of old age

File photo of a pensioner taking a break during lunch at a residential home for the elderly in Emmenbruecke near Lucerne By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Google's ambition to defy the limits of ageing has fired up interest in the field, drawing in drug companies who are already quietly pioneering research, despite the regulatory and clinical hurdles that remain. In September life-science company Calico, which was set up by Google last year to investigate the aging process, joined with U.S. drugmaker AbbVie in committing an initial $250 million apiece to developing cures for age-related diseases. ...




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