So Much For Drinking The Blood Of The Young, Try Sucking The Marrow From Their Bones

Well, for those of you chasing the fountain of youth by getting transfusions of the blood of the young, the FDA has just shut you down. Ambrosia the clinic that has been topping up the elderly, was shut down by the FDA who labeled it a “dangerous scam.”

But don’t despair! If you are looking to find ways to satisfy your gruesome quest for youth, there is bone marrow. Hannah Osborne over at Newsweek is reporting:

“Transplanting bone marrow from young mice into old has been found to prevent cognitive decline by helping to preserve memory and the ability to learn. While the research is far, far from having any implications for human health, it does add to a growing body of evidence about the role blood cells play in aging.”

While the mechanism is unknown, there seems to be evidence that young blood does help to reduce the cognitive impairment that comes with aging. Unfortunately, the studies have been limited to mice (they get all the good stuff), so the vampires out there will just have to wait.