New scientific research claims that drinking youthful human blood will make you stay young in a process known as “parabiosis.”
According to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), “parabiosis” involves genetically engineering young blood to slow down the aging process.
Huh. And we wonder why children go missing. Not saying this happens to all of them. But with the rich and famous constantly striving to stay young…makes you wonder.https://t.co/Yz8mcbhdd4
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“Transfusion (or drinking) of blood or of its components has been thought as a rejuvenation method since ancient times. Parabiosis, the procedure of joining two animals so that they share each others blood circulation, has revitalized the concept of blood as a putative drug,” NLM wrote in its report.
Scientists have been looking for the fabled “fountain of youth” for a very long time. But researchers have also investigated if drinking blood could hold the answer to immortality.
Based on parabiosis tests conducted at the time, scientists noticed that older mice that fed on the blood of younger mice lived longer and aged more slowly. With the aging of old rats, researchers conducted blood transfusion trials to slow aging and avoid common diseases.
“The hallmark of aging is the decline of regenerative properties in most tissues, partially attributed to impaired function of stem and progenitor cells. In the parabiosis experiments, it was elegantly shown that factors derived from the young systemic environment are able to activate molecular signaling pathways in hepatic, muscle or neural stem cells of the old parabiont leading to increased tissue regeneration,” the report continued.
In 2017, California-based Ambrosia started selling a young blood serum product at $8,000 per liter after realizing it would also be a source of a lot of money. However, the startup was shut down in 2019, but several research projects were still carried out with youthful blood and produced positive results.
The market is still interested in this miraculous source, and a number of other businesses have started selling the rejuvenating liquid. But many medical professionals do issue warnings regarding the risks associated with “parabiosis.”
“The question about giving whole blood or specific factors in helping rejuvenation is open, as well as the mechanisms of action of these factors, deserving further studies to be translated into the life of (old) human beings,” NLM concluded.
