By Carl Zimmer A team of scientists has extended the lives of old mice by connecting their blood vessels to young mice. The infusions of youthful blood led the older animals to live 6 to 9 percent ...

MIAMI -- In Boston labs, old, blind mice have regained their eyesight, developed smarter, younger brains and built healthier muscle and kidney tissue. On the flip side, young mice have prematurely ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Aging reports that small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) in plasma from young mice counteract preexisting aging. Study: Small extracellular vesicles ...

Scientists have extended the lives of old mice by connecting their blood vessels to those of young mice, an advance that may lead to new therapies for rejuvenating the body in older individuals.

In the current study, researchers at the University of Valencia in Spain extracted stem cells from the fat tissue of young mice. They then harvested EVs produced by the cells in culture and injected ...

“Normally they are only on in very young, developing embryos and then turn off as we age.” The mice regained most of their eyesight. Next, the team tackled brain, muscle and kidney ...

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