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Reversing aging in mice using young blood plasma

• sindriava 6y ago
  Excellent twitter breakdown from David Sinclair, PhD: https://twitter.com/davidasinclair/status/125991292869585715.. https://twitter.com/davidasinclair/status/125991292869585715.... Some key points: - The result is so literally incredible that even the first author, Prof. Steve Horvath, didn't believe it at first. I suggested he check if the rats were mixed up, but he assured me he checked their genomes. The rats weren't mixed up and the data is the data. - Accumulation of fat in old tissues was greatly reduced. All health-related blood biomarkers they assessed (lipids, liver function, blood cells) "were altered towards the values of young rats, without exception." - Level of oxidative stress, and (wait for it) senescent cells were reduced "by a very considerable degree". Presumably, the immune system cleared the senescent cells. This is what the field is looking for.
  • NotSammyHagar 6y ago
    That tweet has been deleted. Can you post the whole thing? Wonder why it was deleted.
    • sindriava 6y ago
      It wasn't, I just wrongly copied the link. Here's the proper one: https://twitter.com/davidasinclair/status/1259912928695857152 https://twitter.com/davidasinclair/status/125991292869585715...