People Are Now 'Washing' Their Blood to Fight Aging. Does It Work?

People Are Now 'Washing' Their Blood to Fight Aging. Does It Work?

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerAnastassiya Bezhekeneva / Getty Images Plasma exchange therapy is often likened to getting an oil change for your car.New research suggests that plasma exchange therapy may slow biological aging.The procedure, often compared to an oil change for your car, has become a trendy, expensive way to boost longevity.Experts say more research is needed, and they don’t recommend it for healthy adults.You might switch up your d…

Rocket’s Gene Therapy Trial Paused, Boltz-2 Open Source, Plasma Swap Rewinds Aging

A gene therapy clinical trial for Danon disease run by Rocket Pharmaceuticals has been suspended following the death of a patient. MIT and Recursion have released Boltz-2, an open-source tool that predicts molecular binding affinity at newfound speed and accuracy, aiming to democratize commercial drug discovery. Intellia Therapeutics saw its stock nosedive late last week after a patient in its Phase III trial of the CRISPR-based therapy experien…