Is Young Blood The Secret To Eternal Youth?
New scientific research suggests that young blood might have rejuvenating properties for reasons no one quite understands yet. One study said that rejuvenating properties could be attributed to an unknown molecule.
The study, published in Nature Communications, found that young blood could heal broken bones and even enabled scientists to conjoin the circulatory systems of pairs of mice in a process called parabiosis. It was previously believed that a blood-borne molecule called GDF-11 circulates throughout blood was the fountain of youth. But recent studies contradicted these findings.
Another study published in the journal Cell Metabolism found that as mice aged, they had more of this molecule circulating in the bloodstream. And when researchers injected aging mice with this molecule, their muscles repaired themselves more slowly.
Before injecting yourself with baby mouse blood cells go ahead and read the full article ;)
Full article via Discovery News:
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Does Dracula only feed on the young? Though I suppose, technically, everyone is young by comparison
ReplyDeleteWhen I donate, they mark my blood as "baby blood" but I think that's because I'm type O-
ReplyDeleteThere is most likely more to omnipotent cells than synthesize allows for now.
ReplyDeleteGiving blood is also a good thing, quite energizing the week after it is done.
ReplyDeleteBart Simpson gave a blood transfusion to Mr Burns. So, once again the Simpsons are proved correct!
ReplyDeleteIt seems Báthory Erzsébet was onto something after all? ;)
ReplyDeleteAwesome.... My birth day is the 1st of June.
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