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Probably not. The "rejuvenating effects" come from the body of young donors, so I don't think the artificial blood contains most of the components that human bl
by njsubedi 7y ago
Probably not. The "rejuvenating effects" come from the body of young donors, so I don't think the artificial blood contains most of the components that human blood contains.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoCitations for this subthread. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836258/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836258/ (Young Blood Rejuvenates Old Bodies: A Call for Reflection when Moving from Mice to Men) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5770779/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5770779/ (Young plasma reverses age‐dependent alterations in hepatic function through the restoration of autophagy) (Money quote: "Recent studies showing the therapeutic effect of young blood on aging‐associated deterioration of organs point to young blood as the solution for clinical problems related to old age.")
- ldoughty 7y agoThank you. I would love to read these sources when I'm able to!