Harvesting Blood From Babies’ Umbilical Cords Could Help Reverse Aging...The vampire molecule: scientists discover why young blood helps reverse aging...FDA warns against buying 'young blood' for treatment against aging
"Researchers at the California institution’s department of neurology found that blood harvested from babies’ umbilical cords had strong anti-aging effects in mice. Specifically, they discovered that a protein in the young blood called TIMP2 possessed rejuvenating properties. The results were published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
The Stanford team, led by Dr. Joseph Castellano, collected blood from people at three different life stages—babies, young people around the age of 22 and older people around the age of 66. They then injected the plasma component into mice that were about 50 in human years.
Mice who received babies’ cord plasma (which was donated by consenting mothers) felt the most dramatic effects—they were faster at learning and remembering the way through a maze. This corresponded with enhanced activity in their hippocampus, the brain region responsible for learning and memory."
https://observer.com/2017/04/babies-blood-reverse-aging/
"Young blood has rejuvenating, anti-aging properties that scientists are trying to tap into. A new study published in the journal Cell Reports now brings us one step closer to determining what it is in the young blood that age-reversing properties.
A few years ago, scientists discovered that when they gave young blood to old mice, something pretty astounding happens in their brains. The older mice get more stem cells, produce more neurons, the connections between their neurons become stronger, and their spatial memory improves. The effects of aging in the brain are, in large part, reversed."
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FDA warns against buying 'young blood' for treatment against aging