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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.

Bryan Johnson has moved away from using his son’s plasma and now advocates for Total Plasma Exchange therapy as a more advanced and credible longevity intervention. He no longer promotes family plasma transfusions, which were widely criticized, and instead frames plasma exchange as part of his broader anti-aging experiments.


Young Blood News

Reversing stem cell ageing: A new path to true rejuvenation

Reversing stem cell ageing: A new path to true rejuvenation

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) - 24-Nov-2025

Machine-learning study reveals how blocking RhoA revives ageing stem cell architecture

Our genes change how we respond to healthy diets and weight loss

Our genes change how we respond to healthy diets and weight loss

Live Forever Club - 07-Oct-2025

Genetic differences only change how strong the results are, not whether they work

Young blood proteins rejuvenate human skin through bone marrow interactions

Young blood proteins rejuvenate human skin through bone marrow interactions

Live Forever Club - 17-Aug-2025

This shows systemic factors drive skin rejuvenation

AdipoR1 identified as key to reversing retinal aging

AdipoR1 identified as key to reversing retinal aging

Science Advances - 16-Aug-2025

Young blood and AdipoRon restore retinal function by activating anti-aging pathways in old mice

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Young Blood Resources

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NEW Study: THIS Cuts Age Biomarkers 2.6 Years in 90 Days!

Optispan podcast episode - Brad Younggren explores the use of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE)

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

Dr. Eric Verdin on the Effects of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange on Longevity

InsideTracker Podcast Episode-Plasma Exchange for Longevity – Insights from Dr. Eric Verdin

This Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Add 50 Years to Your Life! - Yuta Lee

The Beyond Tomorrow Podcast-Yuta Lee on How Stem Cell Science Could Extend Life by 50 Years

Harold Katcher

Professor at University of Maryland - working on rejuvenation blood factors

Irina Conboy

Professor of Bioengineering at Berkeley University of California.

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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

Heart muscle aging reversed (in mice)
28-May-2013

Heart muscle aging reversed (in mice)

Using the blood of younger mice to reverse the signs of aging in older mice

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