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Metformin as a potential treatment for COVID-19
57:33 - 1:00:35 (03:02)
The speaker suggests that metformin could be a potential treatment for COVID-19, citing a study that tested two doses of the drug with clear consensus.
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The potential benefits of metformin on health span, such as its anti-cancer and anti-diabetic effects, have sparked interest in its use, but it is not yet clear if it increases lifespan in the same way rapamycin does.
57:33 - 58:59 (01:26)
Summary
The potential benefits of metformin on health span, such as its anti-cancer and anti-diabetic effects, have sparked interest in its use, but it is not yet clear if it increases lifespan in the same way rapamycin does.
ChapterMetformin as a potential treatment for COVID-19
Episode#193: My Life Extension Pilgrimage to Easter Island
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Peter Attia explains that epidemiology is the observational analysis of data that wasn't gathered through the process of randomization and can be disorganized or quite organized, and that it sometimes gives amazing answers.
58:59 - 59:47 (00:48)
Summary
Peter Attia explains that epidemiology is the observational analysis of data that wasn't gathered through the process of randomization and can be disorganized or quite organized, and that it sometimes gives amazing answers.
ChapterMetformin as a potential treatment for COVID-19
Episode#193: My Life Extension Pilgrimage to Easter Island
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Epidemiology can demonstrate a high hazard ratio which indicates a strong correlation and likelihood of a causal relationship, especially when the ratio is above 4 or 5.
59:47 - 1:00:35 (00:48)
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Epidemiology can demonstrate a high hazard ratio which indicates a strong correlation and likelihood of a causal relationship, especially when the ratio is above 4 or 5.