Can humans be immortal by blood transfusion technology?

Scientists have discovered a blood transfusion technology capable of helping young people who are not old, opening up hope for patients suffering from neurological diseases.

Young technology is not old

According to scientists, the human body can stay young over time based on blood cells themselves.

Briton Aubrey de Gray, an aging expert and founder of SENS Research Foundation in Mountain View , California, said: "Someday people will become immortal. People die only if they meet must have unwanted accidents ".

SENS Research Foundation in Mountain View, California, USA.

His company focuses on aging scientists and experts with the task of separating and analyzing blood agents to prevent natural aging.

The main idea of ​​this technology is to transmit plasma in young people's blood to the elderly to reverse the aging process of the body.

Indeed, research by Stanford University scientists, led by neurologist Tony Wyss-Coray in 2014, shows that blood transfusions from young mice can help reverse cognitive and neurological decline. in older mice.

Now, many biotech startups want to test the idea on themselves and turn immortal and immature people away from being defined in sci-fi movies.

Dr. De Gray shared with CBS SF Bay Area: "The aging process is no longer a fatal risk for humans. People die only if they encounter unexpected accidents such as traffic accidents. ".

"Currently our company is only testing and it is unclear when it will be possible to apply this aging beating technology to people. But we can ensure this technology helps young people out, healthy and low risk of death ".

Work on humans

Someday there will be a similar technique to be able to apply and help people rejuvenate.

A year later, research at Stanford University, Alkahest, a biotech company in San Carlo, California (USA), conducted a series of experiments injecting plasma of 18-year-old young people into older mice.

Scientists found similar results to the original study. The blood of people has rejuvenated the brain and the mouse body, increased awareness and full of vitality like when young.

Experimental mice have similar biological characteristics to humans. Therefore, researchers believe that someday there will be a similar technique to be able to apply and help people rejuvenate.

Alkahest's team of scientists analyzed the brains of individuals who received blood transfusions. They found that many new cells are produced in the hippocampus (a structure inside the temporal lobe).

This neurogenesis process (roughly translated as neurogenesis ), is thought to contribute to memory and learning. The process can be enhanced through young blood injections, New Scientist reports.

According to Sakura Minami, a member of the research team, some important agents are identified in young people's blood. But now the team cannot disclose any information about these agents.

The fight against Alzheimer's

Researchers hope, anti-aging treatments and help people with neurological diseases.

Scientists hope that these findings can help them develop anti-aging treatments and help people with neuropathy.

In the world, several research groups have begun to test this hypothesis. Last month, a Stanford University study found the technology called "vampire transfusion" can help people with dementia.

The study was conducted on 18 people with Alzheimer's disease. Scientists transmit plasma from 18-30 year olds to patients. Initial results showed that patients were able to perform basic daily tasks such as cooking, paying bills and remembering to take medicine.