Tests revealed the older mice who received the young blood had higher concentrations of regulatory compounds such as tricarboxylic acid, evidence of chemical processes that are usually interrupted by aging, increased production of mitochondria 'powerhouses', reduced inflammation, and greater expression of genes associated with longer life.

"This effect correlates with a longer life span, improved physiological parameters and a globally rejuvenated" genetic regulatory and cell protein systems the team explain in their paper, confirming three month blood circulation link was far more effective than previously studied short-term blood sharing (five weeks).

  • Galli [comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    what happened to the young mice? you studied what happened to the young mice right?

  • Finger [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    And this is supposed to be shocking? Why exactly does everyone think Queen Elizabeth lived so long?

    • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Beelzebub's own brimstone-scented claw Kermit-the-Frogging her earthly shell straight from the depths of Tartarus itself, per the royal family's longstanding tradition was what I'd read

  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I read the post title and was like “awww that’s sweet, having young mice around the old mice made the old mice happier”.

    Then I read the text and realized how literal “connected” was…