A research team co-led by Duke investigator and Aging Center Senior Fellow Dr. James White has published new findings in the journal Nature Aging that have caught the attention of lay media far and wide for the exciting implications the work could have in the field of aging research.
Previous studies have shown that surgically attaching a young mouse and an old mouse to share a blood supply (parabiosis) for several weeks enhances tissue function of the old mouse, but little has been known to date about a longer-term parabiosis and what happens to biological aging and longevity when the mice are detached from one another. Dr. White's team set out to study these old mice during and after the conclusion of parabiosis, and observed surprising positive lasting effects including cellular rejuvenation, reduced biological aging, and extended life span.
Read on to learn more about this innovative work in Newsweek, New Scientist, The New York Times, and the original academic publication in Nature Aging.