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A blood factor can rejuvenate the aging brain

by sinak on 8/17/23, 10:57 PM with 26 comments

  • by pvg on 8/18/23, 12:08 AM

    Just discussed here

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37163684 (123 comments)

  • by irtefa on 8/17/23, 11:50 PM

    Remarkable that a single blood factor can have such a big impact on brain inflammation, plasticity, and cognition. Curious if PF4 levels naturally decline with age or if other factors cause the drop?

  • by quickthrower2 on 8/17/23, 11:53 PM

    Is exercise enough then?

  • by msie on 8/17/23, 11:14 PM

    Let's goooooo! Inject some of that into humans and see what happens!!!!

  • by GolfPopper on 8/17/23, 11:14 PM

    "Research led by two teams from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and a team from the University of Queensland, Australia, has identified a blood factor as the common denominator behind rejuvenation of the brain through young blood transfusion, a longevity hormone and exercise."

    Musk, Thiel, and their ilk are going to put us in Bug Jack Barron territory before the end of the decade, aren't they?

  • by nico on 8/17/23, 11:49 PM

    So like vampires? Do vampires typically drink the blood or transfuse it to their bloodstream through their teeth?