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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Chinese scientists develop ‘vampire’ technique to make old mice live longer with young blood

LMSU

Chinese scientists have developed a new technique to revitalise old mice by surgically connecting their circulatory system to that of young rodents, an advance that sheds more light on the ageing process.

The research, published last month in the journal Cell Stem Cell, further developed a technique called heterochronic parabiosis (HP), which capitalises on the revitalising power of young blood.

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