A blood factor can rejuvenate the aging brain

by sinakon 8/17/2023, 10:57 PMwith 26 comments

by pvgon 8/18/2023, 12:08 AM

Just discussed here

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

by irtefaon 8/17/2023, 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 quickthrower2on 8/17/2023, 11:53 PM

Is exercise enough then?

by msieon 8/17/2023, 11:14 PM

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

by GolfPopperon 8/17/2023, 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 nicoon 8/17/2023, 11:49 PM

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