SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – We’ve all heard the phrase “50 is the new 40″ but what if 90 became the new 40? It may sound like science fiction but authors of a new age reversal study on dogs say it could be closer than you think.
One Suncoast rescue organization was granted permission to use the age reversal pill on two of it’s senior dogs struggling with health issues.
Less than six months ago, 12-year-old German Shepard Zeus was near death. His caretaker, Marsha Panuce at Donte’s Den in Myakka City, says she woke up one morning in March to find the dog clinging to life.
Panuce then rushed Zeus to the vet where he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Veterinarians operated and removed his spleen, but his prognosis remained poor.
So, Panuce connected with a team of medical experts who were conducting a groundbreaking age reversal clinical trial on dogs.
The CEO of Telomir Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Christopher Chapman partnered with Dr. Michael Roizen from the Cleveland Clinic to test a new drug aimed at lengthening telomere caps on human stem cells.
“If you can increase telomeres, you can reproduce stem cells and keep repairing things so you can literally get younger,” Dr. Roizen said.
Dr. Roizen said the drug’s pre-clinical data from a previous in vitro human cell study showed that telomeres lengthened by 200%.
Zeus was granted access to the medication due to his dire situation. In April, Marsha was instructed to give him one pill a day and she said she saw results almost immediately.
“We have watched him get better and better and better,” Marsha said.
A recent scan on Zeus showed the cancer in his body was completely gone.
“We are so happy, because we saved this dog,” Marsha said.
Marsha said the results were so remarkable that she got approval to medicate another dog — her 12 year-old Newfie Benson, who could barely walk due to severe arthritis.
Marsha said within a week, Benson was able to get up by himself. She calls the transformations nothing short of a miracle.
“I’m not a scientist…but I think anything that we can have that will take a very dire situation and turn it around, I’m all for it,” Marsha said.
And doctors now believe, humans could be next in line. They say that means living longer and healthier lives well into the next century and beyond.
ABC7 is sad to report that since this interview, Dr. Christopher Chapman has passed away. But his work lives on.
The canine study is currently underway with 10 dogs participating. Once completed, the results will be presented for peer review early next year.
Human clinical trials for osteo-arthritis are also planned for the second and third quarter of 2025.
Contact Donte’s Den at 941-219-3730.
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