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Young Blood

Youthful blood has all the hallmarks of a vampire-esque solution to aging - but there may be some science behind it too.

Tony Wyss-Coray at Stanford University who infused older mice with the blood of younger animals and found that their brains became more plastic and malleable which enabled them to learn and remember information like their younger donors.

Young Blood News

Harold Katcher publishes results of plasma-derived fraction (E5) experiment in Aging Cell

Harold Katcher publishes results of plasma-derived fraction (E5) experiment in Aging Cell

Live Forever Club - 11-Oct-2024

E5 treatment extended lifespan & improves health in ageing rats

The blood revolution: tapping into longevity

The blood revolution: tapping into longevity

The San Francisco Standard - 05-Oct-2024

As therapeutic plasma exchange gains popularity, experts urge caution in the quest for eternal youth

Therapeutic plasma exchange and IVIG can significantly reduce biological age

Therapeutic plasma exchange and IVIG can significantly reduce biological age

Live Forever Club - 20-Aug-2024

How TPE and IVIG could unlock the fountain of youth

PEDF protein, found in young blood, rejuvenates aging cells and tissues in mice

PEDF protein, found in young blood, rejuvenates aging cells and tissues in mice

Live Forever Club - 24-May-2024

More research is needed, but this discovery offers hope for anti-aging therapies

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Young Blood Resources

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Harold Katcher

Professor at University of Maryland - working on rejuvenation blood factors

Irina Conboy

Professor of Bioengineering at Berkeley University of California.

Pig plasma to live longer?

The Sheekey Science Show looks at whether taking a part of blood (plasma) and injecting it into old animals is enough for rejuvenation

Aging and Blood - Irina Conboy presentation for SENS Research Foundation

Part of a series organized by SENS Research Foundation's Education Department

Yuvan Research

US arm of Harold Katcher's young plasma research

Sima, the 47 months-old Sprague Dawley rat — interview with Dr. Harold Katcher

Talks about Sima - the longest lived Sprague Dawley rat ever - and his E5 plasma-based therapeutic

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Young Blood Blog Posts

Harold Katcher’s E5/Elixir (Young Plasma) Rat Trial Results
13-Mar-2023

Harold Katcher’s E5/Elixir (Young Plasma) Rat Trial Results

Survival curve shows increase in average lifespan, and now Sima has become the longest-lived Sprague Dawley rat

Age Reversal in Mammals – Has This Now Been Achieved?
21-May-2020

Age Reversal in Mammals – Has This Now Been Achieved?

Biological age and biomarkers improved to that of rats half their age

Ambrosia Plasma relaunches - announces improvement in key ageing biomarkers
03-Feb-2020

Ambrosia Plasma relaunches - announces improvement in key ageing biomarkers

The Club interviews Jesse Karmazin, CEO, to find out more about the trial, the FDA warning, and the relaunch

Stanford University optimistic about human rejuvenation
12-Mar-2019

Stanford University optimistic about human rejuvenation

Summary of “Turning back time with emerging rejuvenation Strategies” published in Nature Cell Biology

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