by National Institute on Aging (NIA)US
Identify safe, orally-administered compounds that reliably extend healthy lifespan in mice, as a foundation for human longevity research.
The standard federal test for lifespan-extending compounds, accepting proposals for 2027 cohort.
Updated 2016Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week
Researchers propose compounds based on scientific rationale. NIA prioritizes candidates likely to have genuine lifespan effects.
Each candidate is tested at Jackson Laboratory, University of Michigan, and UT Health San Antonio in parallel for reproducibility.
Mice are followed from young adulthood until death, measuring lifespan, motor function, and disease markers.
| Spec | Interventions Testing Program (ITP) |
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| Number of testing sites | 3R (reported) |
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Aging research, lifespan extension, drug testing
Part of the NIH, NIA is the primary federal agency for aging research and lead agency for Alzheimer's disease. Founded in 1974 to support and conduct research on the biological, behavioral, and social aspects of aging.
