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Old plasma dilution reduces human biological age: a clinical study
- bilsbie 4y agoIs this the same procedure as donating plasma at the local blood bank outside Red Robin? Or is it a different procedure? How much benefit would you get from whole blood donation?
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoThis has nothing to do with blood donation. “ plasma dilution is known as plasmapheresis or therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE); it replaces a patient’s plasma with saline and purified albumin. The blood cells are returned to the patient so that while the cell profile does not change, the circulating blood proteins are diluted, including cytokines, autoreactive antibodies or toxins, and such pathogenic determinants of specific disorders.”
- foxyv 4y agoYes, it is similar to the process from donating plasma. The research doesn't cover whole blood donation.
- rbanffy 4y ago> How much benefit would you get from whole blood donation? The biggest benefit is that you make a contribution to society that helps hospitals to save lives. You may also live longer and healthier in return. Even if the second part doesn't come true, it's still a win.
- inglor_cz 4y agoDobri Kiprov, one of the co-authors, probably noticed the effect first. AFAIK he noticed that people who were recipients of TPE (Therapeutic Plasma Exchange) tended to have significantly fewer common colds, which indicated an improvement of the immune system function.
- JoeAltmaier 4y agoReminds me of the 1970's series "The Immortal" about a man on the run from a rich dude who wanted transfusions of his 'immortal' blood to become young again.