Fecal Transplants from Young Mice Keep Old Mice Young

A new study found that the feces reversed certain symptoms associated with aging in old mice.

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A recent CBC article discussed a new study that found fecal transplants from young mice reversed some aspects of aging in older mice. Some are dubbing it the “fountain of youth,” but it’s far from the fountain of youth I always pictured. Researcher John Cryan and his team turned feces from young mice into a “slurry,” and administered it into the intestines of older mice via a feeding tube. The findings were surprising.

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