They also gave old mice
infusions of young blood plasma (the liquid component of blood containing proteins and hormones but no cells), which significantly improved their performance in learning and memory tests.
Not exact matches
There are the usual suspects, like pricey pills and supplements, as well as the peculiar, such as
infusions of blood from
young mice or standing - room chambers pumped with sub-zero temperatures.
Then there's the West Palm Beach symposium, held to recruit participants for a study testing what happens when aging people get
infusions of plasma (the fluid part
of blood packed with signaling proteins and other molecules but no red or white cells) from
young people who've taken a drug meant to activate their immune system.
Using a technique called parabiosis, in which the vascular systems
of two mice are surgically connected, Villeda's lab had previously discovered that infusing old mice with the
blood of younger mice leads to brain rejuvenation, including improvements in learning and memory, while
infusions of old
blood cause premature brain aging in
young mice.
Woody Allen has found his latest
infusion of life - giving
young people
blood to perk up his cinematic forays, with Variety reporting that Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, and Timothée Chalamet have all signed on for the director's next film with Amazon.