"Two teams of scientists published studies on Sunday showing that blood from young mice reverses aging in old mice, rejuvenating their muscles and brains. As ghoulish as the research may sound, experts said that it could lead to treatments for disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease.
“I am extremely excited,” said Rudolph Tanzi, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, who was not involved in the research. “These findings could be a game changer.”
The research builds on centuries of speculation that the blood of young people contains substances that might rejuvenate older adults.
In the 1950s, Clive M. McCay of Cornell University and his colleagues tested the notion by delivering the blood of young rats into old ones. To do so, they joined rats in pairs by stitching together the skin on their flanks. "...
There was a noblewoman who would bathe in the blood of young woman to stay young. Looks like she was onto something.
Rock star rumor from way back, before Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones would go on tour, he would go to a Swedish medical facility and have all his blood replaced with the pints of young blood. Maybe why he is still alive?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
