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LiberalArkie

(19,829 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:45 AM 17 hrs ago

opinion: the detaining of the very young?

And why the blotched hand iv site?

Young blood transfusion refers to transfusing blood specifically from a young person into an older one with the intention of creating a health benefit. The efficacy and safety of young blood transfusions for anti-aging purposes remain a subject of debate in the scientific community, with limited clinical evidence in humans. There are also concerns of harm. While some preclinical studies on animals suggest potential benefits, there is a lack of robust clinical evidence to support its use in humans. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in 2019, cautioned "consumers against receiving young donor plasma infusions" stating that they are an "unproven treatment".


This multimillionaire entrepreneur infused himself with blood from his 17-year-old son in a quest to stay young forever
https://www.businessinsider.com/millionaire-bryan-johnson-swapped-blood-with-teenage-son-young-blood-2023-5

Are Rich People Already Infusing Themselves With Young Blood?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/are-rich-people-already-infusing-themselves-with-young-blood/

Over the summer it became apparent that Silicon Valley wingnut Peter Thiel was fascinated with the prospect of extending his life by transfusing the blood of younger humans into his veins. This revelation (although not shocking given Thiel’s notorious oddities and obsession with fringe elixirs) touched off a storm of cheap vampire-joke headlines. But it also put a spotlight on the trove of research that sparked Thiel’s literal bloodlust—studies showing that mice infused with the blood of their youngers experienced signs of rejuvenation and statistically longer lives.
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LiberalArkie

(19,829 posts)
2. Not future. Their current heart beat and age is what makes them currently valuable to the wealthy
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:55 AM
17 hrs ago

CrispyQ

(40,982 posts)
3. "... infused himself with blood from his 17-year-old son in a quest to stay young forever."
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:55 AM
17 hrs ago

Reminds me of "The Snow Queen" & the mers. So creepy. Peter Thiel is creep factor 10.

A Vance presidency will be worse in some ways, cuz it will be creepy & behind-the-scenes, not every move announced like Trump likes to do.

Midnight Writer

(25,435 posts)
5. I can picture "Lady Bathory" type rejuvenation rituals going on in this White House,
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:11 PM
16 hrs ago

but mostly I can see it happening in the fortified compounds of the filthy rich.

stopdiggin

(15,480 posts)
6. am I wrong in assuming the implication here - is pointing toward involuntary 'detentions'
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:43 PM
16 hrs ago

and moreover 'procedures' ? (separations, undocumented ?) And - is there the slightest particle of evidence for this ?

LiberalArkie

(19,829 posts)
7. Who knows. I know the young blood thing is real and I realize that many of the young "detainees" from Trump 1 were
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:35 PM
15 hrs ago

never found.

Back a decade ago when I was having a carotid surgery done, the surgeon made the remark that he had a pint of young blood warmed up.

stopdiggin

(15,480 posts)
8. Well it's your OP. Kinda' thought I'd give you the oportunity to stand behind it ....
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 07:14 PM
9 hrs ago

But I guess "who knows" is about as far as we're going to get ...

LiberalArkie

(19,829 posts)
9. Yep, Who knows.. I used to think that the children missing were for organ donations as that would be very profitable,
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:08 PM
8 hrs ago

But with so many very wealthy older people this came to mind after I saw some tech articles about the blood transfusions.

I can not say if it works or not as they did not need any additional blood during my surgery.

But the very wealthy have been interested in anything that might let them live for longer or just stave off mental decline.

This is the first one that popped up in a search https://pierrehealth.com/young-blood-transfusions-parabiosis-research-anti-aging-claims/

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