Ambrosia claims to combat aging with young blood transfusions.
There are many people who are trying every method they can to avoid aging instead of accepting as a natural process. While the genuine science is still far away from preventing our eventual aging and decay, there are several companies which claim to have the solution to aging. One such company will inject you with the blood of young people as a way to slow the aging process.
Although all previous attempts at proclaiming the discovery of the fountain of youth were dismissed by scientists, this doesn’t stop new companies or individuals with coming up with all sorts of ideas on how to combat aging. One of the most recent endeavors against old age comes from a startup company named Ambrosia based in Monterey, California.
The company is named after the food of the Greek gods believed to bestow immortality. In a similar manner, the company claims to combat aging by injecting old people with young blood collected from teenagers or young adults for the sum of $8,000.
According to the company’s CEO, Jesse Karmazin, the inspiration for this idea came from studies which showed that old mice that were sewn with younger price in a process known as parabiosis, leads to some reverse aging effects. Other studies performed on mice also showed an increase in neuron growth or improved memory after 10 transfusions of young blood from other mice.
By December 15, 2016, Ambrosia completed trial tests on 25 participants infusing them with young blood. The company claims that the participants saw improvements in the state, as they felt healthier and younger, which are questionable results as they have not been under proper scientific review and their reported states may be caused by the placebo effect.
Now, the company seeks to enroll up to 600 more participants for a clinical trial. The study will consist in the administration of a one-time transfusion of young blood. More specifically a two-liter bag of plasma, which has had the blood cells removed. The blood was collected from people with ages between 16 to 25 years old.
Scientists have expressed their doubts and strong skepticism about the company’s claims as they have warned would-be participants about the lack of scientific evidence about how young blood can combat aging.
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