Humanin

How it works

Found in an Alzheimer's brain while hunting what spared its neurons: a peptide coded by mitochondrial DNA, sold for longevity.

What it's made of

24 amino acids encoded in the DNA of the mitochondrion (16S ribosomal RNA gene). It was discovered in 2001 in a brain with Alzheimer's, while searching for what was saving the neurons.

What it's for

Prescribed for

Nothing.

Sold as

The centenarians' peptide: protects neurons and extends life.