Amazing Medical Discovery: Transfusions of Young Blood Appear to Rejuvenate the Elderly

Looks like vampire movies are on to something. So far, it's just mice.


'Human history-altering newsflash: Scientists have demonstrated that injections of youthful blood carry semi-magical, rejuvenating qualities--at least for gray-whiskered mice. The researchers believe that the same might hold true for humans, suggesting that diseases like Alzheimer’s and indeed aging itself might be prevented through the transfusion of the youth’s vigorous lifeblood.'


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The aging brain: Why getting older just might be awesome

Believing in your power


'So is the future bright for the older would-be innovator?
Absolutely, says Taylor, the picture is rosy. But as with any rose, there are thorns.


Debra Dunn, an associate professor at the d.school. was a senior executive at Hewlett-Packard for 22 years.


Steeped in Silicon Valley culture, Dunn says: "Some of the most wonderfully innovative engineers I have known were older-timers."


Ultimately, though, Dunn believes that older people's perceptions of their own ability to contribute become powerful predictors of what they can and cannot achieve.


"What you think, you become," she quotes Buddha.


Small agrees. "The older brain is quite resilient and can be stimulated to innovate, create and contribute in extraordinary ways. We need incentives to encourage older people to continue to be creative because I think ... what they have to offer is tremendous." '




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