First, this involves plasma, not whole blood. This is inferred in the article, but not made clear. Technically, the process is called plasmapherisis and has been tried in the past, to little apparent success.
If anyone is old enough to remember, there was a clinic on 5th Ave. (lower 5th, near NYU, the students of which were where the plasma allegedly came from) that offered plasmapherisis as an anti-aging treatment in the mid to late 60's (remember Dr. Orenreich and his rejuvenated beagles?). There were only anecdotal reports of success and I think the clinic stopped offering the procedure in the early 70's.
Plasmapherisis was a common treatment for Psoriasis in the 50's and 60's and some patients reported feeling more youthful after treatments. The clinic was originally a dermatology clinic and is, AFAIK, still around (may have moved though). It's proprietor was also known as the inventor of the modern hair transplant and I notice that he is still alive in his mid-nineties.
If anyone is old enough to remember, there was a clinic on 5th Ave. (lower 5th, near NYU, the students of which were where the plasma allegedly came from) that offered plasmapherisis as an anti-aging treatment in the mid to late 60's (remember Dr. Orenreich and his rejuvenated beagles?). There were only anecdotal reports of success and I think the clinic stopped offering the procedure in the early 70's.
Plasmapherisis was a common treatment for Psoriasis in the 50's and 60's and some patients reported feeling more youthful after treatments. The clinic was originally a dermatology clinic and is, AFAIK, still around (may have moved though). It's proprietor was also known as the inventor of the modern hair transplant and I notice that he is still alive in his mid-nineties.
