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Recent research done at St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital in Memphis led to an unusual discovery!<\/p>\n
Rapamycin, a drug normally used to suppress the immune system was found to bolster the powers of the flu vaccine.<\/p>\n
Rapamycin was originally discovered in a soil sample taken on Easter Island (whose Polynesian name is Rapanui; hence, \u201crapamycin).\u201d Early on it was found to have antifungal properties, but additional research revealed it to also have immunosuppressant and anti-tumor properties. Giving low doses to healthy mice, it actually increases their life span.<\/p>\n
Its main use in humans is to prevent kidney transplant rejection. Taken in small amounts with the flu vaccine, it allows the immune cells in experimental animals to make high-level and broad-spectrum antibodies.<\/p>\n
If human results prove similar, we may all end up taking a small amount of Rapamycin prior to our then once-every-10-years flu shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recent research done at St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital in Memphis led to an unusual discovery! Rapamycin, a drug normally used to suppress the immune system was found to bolster the powers of the flu vaccine. Rapamycin was originally discovered in a soil sample taken on Easter Island (whose Polynesian name is Rapanui; hence, \u201crapamycin).\u201d Early on it was found to have antifungal properties, but additional research revealed it to also have immunosuppressant and anti-tumor properties. Giving low doses…<\/p>\n