Questionable Funding Sources – Study Designed to Fail

In this study, C60 in olive oil was exposed to the equivalent of approximately 3-weeks of the blue/UV spectrum of sunlight, causing the oil to become rancid. Under the study’s protocol, there was no extension of the lifespan of the mice. C60 in olive oil causes light-dependent toxicity and does not extend lifespan in mice

• Study strengths: None. This study may have been funded by funding sources with a specific agenda intent on spreading misinformation about the benefits of C60.
• Study weaknesses:
  • This study used C57BL6/J mice (hybrid, baby mice) which are extremely susceptible to UV radiation and byproducts of UV radiation (i.e. rancid oil).
  • In the lifespan studies, aged CB6F1 hybrid mice were effectively given C60 only once every two weeks, whereas studies showing the extension of the lifespan of test animals were given C60 daily. Additionally, this study used aged CB6F1 hybrid mice whose chromosomes disintegrate at mid-age, so they are genetically programmed for early death. These mice were aged CB6F1 hybrid mice whose chromosomes were already disintegrating. Study clearly designed to produce negative results.