It's about time, . . . . and just in time for poor old DonDiego !
"Throughout history, cultures across the globe have extolled the properties of youthful blood, with children sacrificed and the blood of young warriors drunk by the victors. Now scientists have found that young blood actually ‘recharges’ the brain, forms new blood vessels and improves memory and learning.
In the study, the blood of three-month-old mice was repeatedly injected into 18-month-old mice near the end of their natural life span. The 'vampire therapy' improved the performance of the elderly mice in memory and learning tasks.
Ageing mice given eight infusions of young blood over three weeks improved their performance in mental tests of fear condition and locating a hidden platform in a water maze. Evidence was seen of new connections forming in the hippocampus, a brain region vital to memory and sensitive to ageing.
[A] protein, known as ‘GDF11’, is present in the bloodstream in large quantities when we are young but peters out as we age. Last year the team discovered that the protein could repair damaged hearts. But the new study showed that that raising the levels of the GDF11 protein in older mice improved the function of every organ in the body."
Ref: The Telegraph
Ref: The Washington Post [A less ebullient report]
Wait a minute ! ! ! Did that report say this here new therapy improves the function of every organ in poor old DonDiego's body?
"Throughout history, cultures across the globe have extolled the properties of youthful blood, with children sacrificed and the blood of young warriors drunk by the victors. Now scientists have found that young blood actually ‘recharges’ the brain, forms new blood vessels and improves memory and learning.
In the study, the blood of three-month-old mice was repeatedly injected into 18-month-old mice near the end of their natural life span. The 'vampire therapy' improved the performance of the elderly mice in memory and learning tasks.
Ageing mice given eight infusions of young blood over three weeks improved their performance in mental tests of fear condition and locating a hidden platform in a water maze. Evidence was seen of new connections forming in the hippocampus, a brain region vital to memory and sensitive to ageing.
[A] protein, known as ‘GDF11’, is present in the bloodstream in large quantities when we are young but peters out as we age. Last year the team discovered that the protein could repair damaged hearts. But the new study showed that that raising the levels of the GDF11 protein in older mice improved the function of every organ in the body."
Ref: The Telegraph
Ref: The Washington Post [A less ebullient report]
Wait a minute ! ! ! Did that report say this here new therapy improves the function of every organ in poor old DonDiego's body?
