Research Perspective Volume 15, Issue 14 pp 6632—6640
Towards disease-oriented dosing of rapamycin for longevity: does aging exist or only age-related diseases?
Figure 2. Age-related diseases (ARDs) are quasi-programed in development. (A) Hyperfunction theory of quasi -programmed aging. Aging is a continuation of developmental growth. (Note: Aging is not programmed, it is quasi-programmed.) ARDs are manifestations of aging. (B) Hyperfunction theory of quasi -programmed ARDs. Each individual ARD (shown as colored arrows) is a continuation of developmental growth. Life-limiting disease (green arrow) terminates life. Aging is an abstraction representing a sum of all diseases and conditions.