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Young mouse blood can reverse declines in the brains of older mice

Two proteins may be responsible for improving brain cell growth

04-Jun-2019

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Injecting old mice with young mouse blood improved memory and learning.

Young blood may be beneficial to reverse age-related decline.

Two proteins thrombospondin-4 and SPARC-like protein 1 (SPARCL1) are responsible.

Increase nerve connections in the brain that deteriorate over time and in dementia.

Needs to understand more on how the two proteins increase cell growth to start human trials.

Study by Stanford University School of Medicine, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Multidisciplinary scientific journal, official journal of the National Academy of Sciences

Stanford University School of Medicine

Medical school that improves health through discoveries and innovation in health care, education and research

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