Blood Transfusions Aren't Just for Old People

Today you’ll learn about how scientists are using a drug meant for arthritis to mimic blood transfusions, how cinnamon could potentially be improving our brain’s health, and how a new filter is capable of removing 99% of microplastics from water. 

Young Blood

• “Arthritis drug mimics "young blood" transfusions to reverse aging in mice” By Michael Irving
  • https://newatlas.com/medical/arthritis-drug-young-blood-reverses-aging-mice/
• “Stromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing” by Carl A. Mitchell et al. (PAYWALL)
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-022-01053-0
• “Will revitalizing old blood slow aging?” by COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/978861

Cinnamon Memory 

• “Cinnamon and cognitive function: a systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies” by Samaneh Nakhaee et al.
  • https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1028415X.2023.2166436?journalCode=ynns20 (PAYWALL)
• “Cinnamon Improves Your Memory And Cognition” by GrrlScientist
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/02/04/cinnamon-improves-your-memory-and-cognition/?sh=2f208d2721ec

Microplastic Filter

• “High-efficiency water filter removes 99.9% of microplastics in 10 seconds” By Michael Irving
  • https://newatlas.com/environment/high-efficiency-water-filter-99-9-microplastics-10-seconds/
• “Supramolecular Engineering of Amorphous Porous Polymers for Rapid Adsorption of Micropollutants and Solar-Powered Volatile Organic Compounds Management” by Wansu Cho et al.
  • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202206982
• “Meet Gilbert: The robotic fish designed to help clean plastic from our waterways” by Steven Yabionski
  • https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/meet-gilbert-the-robotic-fish-designed-to-help-clean-plastic-from-our-waterways
• “What are volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?” by EPA
  • https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-are-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs
• “Eco-friendly materials capable of purifying water at high speed with inexpensive raw materials” by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221229115647.htm

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