The Vampire Approach to Longevity - Young Blood Revives Muscle, Brain & More | Plus: 6+ Less 'Horrific' Alternatives
Download the podcast this article relates to at superhumanradio.net You will probably remember from the SuppVersity Facebook news (@SuppVersity | March 15, 2018 ) that scientists believe that they've found the molecule that's responsible for the rejuvenating effects of "young blood". In their study, which expanded on rodent data indicating that the injection of "young blood", i.e. blood from young mice, into the circulation of old(er) mice has multi-dimensional rejuvenating effects, the researchers grew human muscle cells (C2C12 myoblasts) in a petri dish and stimulated them w/ media conditioned with 5% plasma from healthy male participants that were either younger (n = 6, 18–35) or older (n = 6, >57 years). What Kalampouka et al. ( 2018 ) observed was that the muscle cells reacted differently to a stimulus in form of a scratch (intended to simulate muscular injury and recovery) depending on whether the cultured in media conditioned plasma from ...