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Title: Blood Protein Rejuvenates Aging Heart
Post by: BallAquatics on May 11, 2013, 07:15:17 AM
Researchers have demonstrated that a protein found only in the blood of young mice reverses the effects of aging in old mice.....

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/35526/title/Blood-Protein-Rejuvenates-Aging-Heart/ (http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/35526/title/Blood-Protein-Rejuvenates-Aging-Heart/)

Dennis
Title: Re: Blood Protein Rejuvenates Aging Heart
Post by: Mugwump on May 11, 2013, 07:41:37 AM
Nice article, Dennis....no wonder cats have 9 lives... ;D
Title: Re: Blood Protein Rejuvenates Aging Heart
Post by: Frank The Plumber on May 11, 2013, 07:54:50 AM
Stem cells. The chemistry of them attaches to the existing old heart cells and fills the voids in the chemical gene code that was lost due to time. This is why Stallone still looks good at 65 plus. He eats lots of mice.
Title: Re: Blood Protein Rejuvenates Aging Heart
Post by: BallAquatics on May 11, 2013, 09:25:18 AM
Quote from: Frank The Plumber on May 11, 2013, 07:54:50 AM
He eats lots of mice.

LOL  I heard he puts them in the blender with his raw eggs.....



Dennis
Title: Re: Blood Protein Rejuvenates Aging Heart
Post by: LizStreithorst on May 11, 2013, 11:29:22 AM
I heard about in on NPR.  Sounds promising,