Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Weird Wednesday ~ Fountain of Youth


Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a secret which vampires have known for centuries. That young blood rejuvenates. 
When older mice were infused with the blood of younger mice, the older mice grew more nerve cells in their brains and became more adept at navigating mazes.
This has huge implications for those who have Alzheimer's.

2 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

I need a full body blood transfusion from a kid STAT!

the dogs' mother said...

The Engineer has always given platelets (he is a universal donor) which of course we joked that the Red Cross would now turn him and his old blood away.