Scientists discover Vampirism actually works!?

Seen here in a discovery that will probably have your grandparents donning black velvet cloaks and plastic fangs, scientists testing on mice have found that injecting blood from younger mice into older mice has a rejuvenating effect. And vice versa!

Researchers at Stanford University have found that "when blood from a young mouse was injected into an older mouse, that older mouse enjoyed what could almost be termed a "rejuvenation effect": it began producing more neurons, firing more activity across synapses, and even suffered less inflammation."

"Interestingly, performing the reverse, in which a young mouse was injected with blood (or, more accurately, plasma, which is the parts of blood without blood cells), resulted in young mice with distinctly elderly attributes--increased inflammation, a reduction in the production of new neurons, that kind of thing."

So there you go. The next time grandpa offers to babysit, DON'T LET HIM. Seriously though, I'm cool with this, as long as the mice didn't sparkle.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to Bunnings, they have a sale on wooden stakes.

via Popsci