Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-20 00:42:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 553EEE07DD808F0118BB54CF1A3BAC46E4B381176F93408541E689592A1B23A3
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Original Note:
This references the use of young donor plasma transfusions for "rejuvenation." However, GDF-11 (the claimed anti-aging mechanism) remains incompletely understood: https://hsci.harvard.edu/aging-and-gdf11-what-we-know The FDA has strongly discouraged this practice due to potential risks and lack of proven clinical benefit: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/statement-fda-commissioner-scott-gottlieb-md-and-director-fdas-center-biologics-evaluation-and-0 https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/important-information-about-young-donor-plasma-infusions-profit
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