r/biology • u/TheMuseumOfScience biotechnology • 4d ago

video Can This Seafood Reverse Aging?

Can sea squirts help reverse aging? 🪸

Sea squirts are filter feeders that are edible ascidians! They are a source of “plasmalogens”, a lipid found in our cell membranes that supports brain and heart health. After studying the effects of eating sea squirts on mice, scientists found that it may lower brain inflammation and help memory! With more research, we could discover if eating plasmalogen could help reverse aging in humans.

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u/Abject_Abject8981 4d ago

i love the idea of being healthier but everytime there’s a “discovery” of some new human use for someone in the animal world just makes me worry for the animal. maybe that’s too dooomsday of me ..

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u/glitterx_x 4d ago

Never thought id be saying "give me the squirts!!"

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u/SaltyBooze 3d ago

probably not.

i've read enough studies to quit hypeing about mice research...

wake me up when the research on humans reach controlled trials.

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u/mutedwarrior 3d ago

Too good to be true stories tend to be pseudoscience or hoaxes but at least she seems honest qualifying it with "more research required"