Key points from article :
Heterochronic parabiosis links circulatory systems of two organisms of two ages.
Soluble factors present in young or aged blood are sufficient to improve or impair cognitive function.
Suggests an ageing continuum of brain-relevant systemic factors.
Age-associated plasma chemokine CCL11 seems to impair brain function of young mice.
GDF11 has been reported to increase the generation of neurons in aged mice.
Isolating such molecules and their mechanisms can lead to potential new therapies.
Research by Stanford University School of Medicine.
The study was published in ACS Publications.
