X-Message-Number: 26344 Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:04:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Skrecky <> Subject: 179'th update on fly longevity experiments This is the 179'th update of my fly longevity experiments. Average temperature was 22.5 C during this run. Estimated maximal longevity using the formula (363 - T*11.2) is 112 days. This run tested phosphatidylserine, relora, and vinpocetine. All of these supplements are supposed to exert neuroprotective effects. Of these three only vinpocetine increased late life survival. Run #192 is investigating vinpocetine again. Run #179 Percent Survival on Day supplement 16 23 31 40 48 58 66 72 79 87 95 ____________________________________________________________ control one 85 78 51 44 42 29 27 15 7 2 0 control two 94 85 64 55 49 42 36 18 6 0 - phosphatidylserine 25 mg 98 88 73 68 58 40 30 23 3 0 - " 100 mg 100 92 76 60 44 20 20 8 4 4 0 " 400 mg 100 82 77 53 29 18 24 12 0 - - relora 63 mg 92 89 65 46 42 31 23 12 0 - - " 250 mg 88 77 65 53 47 35 24 6 0 - - " 1000 mg 100 91 76 67 62 38 14 5 0 - - vinpocetine 3.8 mg 91 91 65 48 39 39 30 9 4 0 - " 15 mg 72 68 60 56 52 48 36 32 8 4 0 " 60 mg 91 86 71 57 48 43 43 43 29 19 0 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26344