Young Blood: Magic or Medicine
19th March 2018
In 2016, Irina Conboy’s research team used a blood exchange technique between old and young mice, without surgically joining them. The results of this method would be easier to translate into a human medical setting than parabiosis, as it resembles exchange transfusions that are already used medically.
When they received old blood, the muscle strength of young mice decreased, and the growth of their brain cells slowed down.
Ever notice how mice always get the good stuff?