Meanwhile, Stanford researchers are experimenting with transfusions of young blood to treat Alzheimer’s disease. “Work in animals,” writesThe Washington Post, “has shown that a transfusion of young mouse blood can improve cognition and the health of several organs in older mice. It may even make those animals look younger. The ramifications for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries could be huge if the same thing happens in people.”
I myself experienced some anecdotal support for this over the holidays, as my father received six units of blood. Afterwards, he seemed much more lively, and my brother reports that he now has the appetite “of a 13-year-old boy on a growth spurt.” So maybe there’s something to this whole new-blood thing. For another experiment, maybe we should try injecting healthy people with tired old blood to see if they show signs of decrepitude.
Which brings me to the subject of the Republicans and Jeb Bush.
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