https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/blood-transfusions-from-teenagers-start-up-charging-8000-apiece.html
This start-up is offering $8,000 blood transfusions from teens to people who want to fight aging
A company called Ambrosia has about 100 customers who are paying $8,000 for a transfusion of young blood.
The scientific research is far from definitive.
Also From that article:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/blood-transfusions-from-teenagers-start-up-charging-8000-apiece.html
About 100 people have signed up to receive an infusion, founder Dr. Jesse Karmazin said Wednesday at the Code Conference.
Anyone over age 35 can become an Ambrosia customer, said Karmazin, but most of the early adopters tend to be of retirement age. He also stressed that it’s a range of people, and not just Bay Area technologists, who have signed up.
The donated blood typically comes from teenagers, although anyone under age 25 is eligible. The company buys its supply from blood banks, which also sell blood to pharmaceutical companies. So high-schoolers donating their blood are not aware that it might be used on healthy adults.
These studies are far from definitive, and scientists have spoken out about the ethics of such a study, which they see as taking advantage of the public’s excitement and lacking much evidence. But the concept has seen a recent resurgence in interest because well-known Silicon Valley investors like Peter Thiel have spoken out about its promise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/347828f8-6e7f-4a9b-92ab-95f637a9dc2e
The super rich are injecting blood from teenagers to gain ‘immortality’
incredible...
You are quite amazing, the article I read seems as though it was about the same thing. Just about a year ago.
...a transfusion of young blood.
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I remember when this came out. I believe (didn’t re-read the article tonight), the transfusions need to be repeated.
Quite the cash cow.
Is parental consent needed for teens under 18? Do the teens get compensation? Who verfies the teens’ age?
Very pricey for a simple transfusion.