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1. d_silin · 1791063404 · focus · HN ↗

   There is an observation that donated organs sync to a biological age of the recipient.

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.inc.com&#x2F;lucia-auerbach&#x2F;can-transplanted-heart-become-biologically-younger-harvard-study-suggest-it-can&#x2F;91411326" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.inc.com&#x2F;lucia-auerbach&#x2F;can-transplanted-heart-be...

   1. etoxin · 1791066324 · focus · HN ↗

      Yeah, this had me thinking. Does transplanting older organs into younger bodies force the body to rejuvenate the transplanted organ to the recipients age.

      Edit: your article say so, neat.

      1. WhyNotHugo · 1791066764 · focus · HN ↗

         I vaguely recall that it&#x27;s the blood itself which has a big impact — to the point where blood transplants from younger blood could (temporarily) &quot;rejuvenate&quot; an older metabolism.

         1. dasyud · 1791069859 · focus · HN ↗

            So Bryan Johnson was onto something when he was transfusing his son&#x27;s blood into himself

            1. f6v · 1791116253 · focus · HN ↗

               I don’t know who that is and I’m sure he couldn’t have transfused “blood”. But parabiosis experiments in mice uncovered that certain components present in young blood (like PF4) can be beneficial.

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