Great post, BTPhys. Really glad to see the thymus hitting the limelight a little bit recently. Always been interested in the reduced cancer aspect most, since of the main killers, that's the one that trends closest to "crapshoot."
Will say, I read the Fahy TRIM paper with interest, but it in effect amounts to treatment with Growth Hormone... which I find pretty underwhelming. Will also note there were only 9 participants. Have never really seen research show a real mortality benefit or longevity benefits outside of weight/fat% to Growth Hormone treatment. The metformin and even the DHEA were more or less there to handle the GH side effects. Hopefully their upcoming larger + control group trial clears this up more, but I just remain skeptical that hitting people with GH and hoping it helps grow the thymus a bit is the answer.
That said, some of the other approaches - thanks for the links!! - look really interesting and promising and far more thymus targeted. To me, that's where the money will be.
Any blood markers to test for thymus function?
What about running tb 500 if you think you have a poorly functioning thymus to mimick its effects?
Great post, BTPhys. Really glad to see the thymus hitting the limelight a little bit recently. Always been interested in the reduced cancer aspect most, since of the main killers, that's the one that trends closest to "crapshoot."
Will say, I read the Fahy TRIM paper with interest, but it in effect amounts to treatment with Growth Hormone... which I find pretty underwhelming. Will also note there were only 9 participants. Have never really seen research show a real mortality benefit or longevity benefits outside of weight/fat% to Growth Hormone treatment. The metformin and even the DHEA were more or less there to handle the GH side effects. Hopefully their upcoming larger + control group trial clears this up more, but I just remain skeptical that hitting people with GH and hoping it helps grow the thymus a bit is the answer.
That said, some of the other approaches - thanks for the links!! - look really interesting and promising and far more thymus targeted. To me, that's where the money will be.
Amazing article! I believe is all about training your thymus. Gradually increasing the workload. Meaning physical exercise, and nutrition.