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Young Plasma Improves Cell Recycling in Old Rats

11-Dec-2017

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Injections of blood plasma from young rats improved autophagy and liver function in old rats.

Autophagy normally declines with age.

Increasing the number of receptors on lysosomes in old rats can improve liver function.

Unknown if injections will increase life span in humans, but may increase healthspan.

The study was published in the Aging Cell journal.

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Aging Cell

Scientific journal devoted to age related diseases

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