Author archives: Jaime de Juan Sanz

The animal that wouldn’t die

The animal that wouldn’t die

BiologyHealth

By Jaime de Juan Sanz

Understanding aging and how it affects the lifespan of an organism is a fundamental problem in biology that is of great interest to our society. During the last decade, an incredible amount of research has been published trying to understand aging processes, unraveling what factors accelerate or decelerate this process in several animal models (worms […]

Young blood and old brain rejuvenation

Young blood and old brain rejuvenation

Neurobiology

By Jaime de Juan Sanz

We all have heard stories about young blood-consuming vampires remaining eternally youthful. Although lots of literary fictions have become true with scientific progress, no one would ever believe that young blood could have rejuvenative effects on the elderly. Surprisingly, this is recently becoming true with the increasing evidence in biomedical research showing that old mice […]