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Related: About this forumBlood plasma infusions from young may arrest Alzheimers
Regular infusions of blood plasma from young donors could be used to treat patients with Alzheimers disease, a medical conference in Boston was told on Saturday.
Researchers said that their study showed transfusions were safe, had no serious side effects and hinted that infusions could lead to benefits in patients memory and thinking.
Infusions of blood plasma the liquid, cell-free part of blood are used in surgery and to treat conditions such as liver disease. In addition, research on mice has shown that regular plasma infusions from young mice improves memory in older mice.
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/nov/05/alzheimers-plasma-transfusion-arrests-disease
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(20,868 posts)janterry
(4,429 posts)I hope it really works.
klook
(12,154 posts)so the end result may not be that different.
ret5hd
(20,491 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,528 posts)The older need the blood of the younger to become immortal blahHAHAHAH.
But if this is done therapeutically that is pretty awesome.