t0oL1 Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 So a startup company in the USA is offering an anti-aging blood transfusion from a younger donor to older recipient to counteract aging for the high high price of just $8000 for two pints transfused of HIV tested type-matched blood from a 16-26 year old donor. Certainly this could be done in Thailand for 1/10 the cost and still make plenty of money for the clinic/donor. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ambrosia+transfusions&bext=mcr&atb=v119-6__&ia=web Quote
vinapu Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 8000 $ spent and clock is still ticking all the same like before. Some satraps in antiquity believed that taking bath in blood of young virgins gives them longevity but as far as I know they are still long gone. I think taking two Thai trips and spending that money on boy's tips would invigorate me more than such a transfusion. ChristianPFC, paborn and aussie_ 3 Quote
t0oL1 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Posted September 11, 2018 All these years I have been going for the wrong body fluid? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2112829-blood-from-human-teens-rejuvenates-body-and-brains-of-old-mice/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fountain-of-youth-young-blood-infusions-ldquo-rejuvenate-rdquo-old-mice/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23511-young-blood-reverses-heart-decline-in-old-mice/ http://www.braininjurysupport.org/young-blood-rejuvenates-cells/ Quote
bucky13 Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 8000 $ spent. I think taking two Thai trips and spending that money on boy's tips would invigorate me more than such a transfusion. I'm curious, vinapu.. Your reports describe all the various fun you encounter on your holidays but do you actually budget $4000 per trip?? Quote
spoon Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 I believe in some of vinapu's trip report, he gives details on his travel budget and spending. Quote
vinapu Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 I'm curious, vinapu.. Your reports describe all the various fun you encounter on your holidays but do you actually budget $4000 per trip?? I believe in some of vinapu's trip report, he gives details on his travel budget and spending. Yes, when I find it I will post link to Bucky13 by PM in order not to derail this thread. Quote
PeterRS Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 What a total scam! And to think people actually believe this crap! When you go into hospital for an operation and require several pints of blood, you have no idea who that blood comes from. Two of this pints are just as likely to be from a 20 year old as they are from a 50 year old. Does that mean you come out of the operation feeling younger? Of course. Because the surgery has helped cure your illness. It has absolutely nothing to do with having received a younger persons blood. Someone is going to make a ton of money out of this because some people will believe anything. Quote
vinapu Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 Someone is going to make a ton of money out of this because some people will believe anything. and even worse, some may bleed themselves to death out of financial necessity, finding selling their blood easy and lucrative without taking into consideration own health implications paborn 1 Quote
Guest Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 What a total scam! And to think people actually believe this crap! When you go into hospital for an operation and require several pints of blood, you have no idea who that blood comes from. 1 I wouldn't dismiss the science without reading all the research on this topic. There may be perfectly good reasons why this works. Although even if I had blood transfusions from a 16 year old, at a Lance Armstrong frequency, I suspect at best the effect would be a modest improvement. 2 The second issue of controlling where the blood comes from, well I think you are correct to identify that risk. If I were interested in this kind of treatment (I am not), I would be looking for evidence of the organization actually collecting blood from a suitable demographic. Incidentally, since many of us are of a certain age, if we ever needed a blood transfusion for some genuine medical purpose, I suppose it's statistically likely to be younger blood. Quote
t0oL1 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 USA Today.com- "Overall, nearly 60% of blood comes from people over 40- and nearly 45% come from people older than 50, according from the AABB, an international non-profit focused on transfusion medicine and cellular therapies." But I would hate to have actual facts or research data change anyones opinion. I made a mistake in the original post - not type matched blood is given as the white and red blood cells are removed. Although the price of $8000 I can't justify as I don't actually know how many treatments are given and what tests are covered I am certain I could get a one time transfusion of two pints at reasonable cost at any clinic in TH. Quote
williewillie Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Stick with the tried and true. Walk more, eat less. Easy to say but tougher to do. kokopelli and vinapu 2 Quote
t0oL1 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 OK it only says it will help those with early dementia signs and not some of the more advanced cases here... Damn we have some oldies here and you're scaring me more into it. Quote
Guest Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Stick with the tried and true. Walk more, eat less. Easy to say but tougher to do. Now there is good advice, which I follow. Not as much as I should, but way more than the average for my age. However, I think there is no harm in keeping abreast of some of the advances in medical know how. Quote
t0oL1 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 60% plus 45% is 105%. "Overall, nearly 60% of blood comes from people over 40- and nearly 45% come from people older than 50, some people over 40 are also over 50- DUH. Neurogenesis will do little good starting with poor seed-stock... Quote
paborn Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 Oh, for God sake, I should have seen that. Quote
vinapu Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 some people over 40 are also over 50- including quite a few here on this forum Quote
aussie_ Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 $8000 US is 260x1000baht ST tips by my conversion rate. No fountain of youth but i will enjoy more than the blood transfusions. paborn and vinapu 2 Quote