Five cartoon vials of blood with a doctor holding a magnifying glass to one, symbolizing young blood rejuvenation therapy.

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A woman sitting in a chair getting a plasma infusion

Explore the science behind <strong id="isPasted">young blood transfusion</strong> and <strong>blood rejuvenation therapy</strong>. Learn how researchers are studying the potential of young plasma to reverse the effects of aging.

The science of young blood transfusions: can blood rejuvenate?

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Allan Doctor wears a pink button-up shirt, lab coat, and glasses and holds up and looks at a rack of falcon tubes containing a red liquid. 

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A test tube filled with artifical blood spills onto a white surface. 

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A headshot of Shinji Takeoka wearing a pinstripe button-up shirt, gray blazer, and glasses in front of greenery (left). A headshot of Hiromi Sakai wearing a light blue button-up shirt, a black blazer, and glasses in front of a bookshelf (right). 

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The arm of a person dressed in a camouflage shirt  holds an inverted glass bottle containing a top layer of white powder and a bottom layer of orange liquid connecting to a transfusion tube. 

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The massive hemoglobin protein of the tiny earthworm functions without a red blood cell. 

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Synthetic platelets can mimic the adhesion, aggregation, and stabilization mechanisms of the blood’s natural clotting process. 

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The ErythroMer artificial red blood cell recapitulates the cell’s tunable oxygen affinity, iron reduction system, and nitric oxide diffusion barrier. 

Facing donor shortages and storage limitations, researchers are developing synthetic red blood cells, platelets, and plasma and combining them into artificial blood.

Revolutionizing transfusions: The promise of making artificial blood

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The science of young blood transfusions: can blood rejuvenate?

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