As a medical school professor, I've watched spermidine and polyamine supplements explode in popularity as "anti-aging" compounds.

But new research from Tokyo University of Science reveals a disturbing double life.

In healthy cells, polyamines activate eIF5A1, powering mitochondria and cellular cleanup (autophagy) — the "anti-aging" effect.

But in cancer cells? The SAME molecules activate eIF5A2 ins... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260302030657.htm

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