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Can a pill extend your life? Anti-aging enthusiasts are embracing the promise they believe exists in the immune-suppressing drug rapamycin, a generic medication that has never been tested for boosting longevity in people. But animal studies have convinced even some…

It was a ferocious battle, hand-to-hand fighting, in which some 20,000 died, a decisive defeat for the Swiss Confederacy by the French and Venetians that in no small measure defined, or confined, its place in Europe. The painful birthplace in…