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Cerebrospinal Fluid From Young Mice Improved Memory in Old Mice

As many as one quarter of all adults over the age of 60 experience age-related cognitive decline. This cognitive decline may be due to many factors, such as problems with sleep, the loss of neurons, ...
ALZFORUM

Cerebrospinal Fluid from Youngsters Boosts Memory in Old Mice

The cerebrospinal fluid from young mice is awash with factors that keep the brain sharp. Now, scientists led by Tony Wyss-Coray at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, report that when ...
Staten Island Advance

Spinal fluid from younger mice restored memories of older mice, says study

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Infusing older mice prone to memory loss with the spinal fluid of younger mice was found to improve aging-related recollection issues, a new study found. Researchers subjected 20 ...
IFLScience

Brain Juice From Young Mice Can Keep Older Mice's Minds Sharp

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
KUOW

A substance found in young spinal fluid helps old mice remember

A team at Stanford University has demonstrated a new approach to reversing memory loss — in mice. An infusion of spinal fluid from young mice reversed the memory loss typically seen in aging animals, ...
The New York Times

Spinal Fluid From Young Mice Sharpened Memories of Older Rodents

Researchers identified a protein in the fluid that could boost the cognition of aging animals — and might lead to future treatments for people. By Benjamin Mueller Five years ago, Tal Iram, a young ...
STAT

Transfusion of brain fluid from young mice is a memory-elevating elixir for old animals

For a human, one of the first signs someone is getting old is the inability to remember little things; maybe they misplace their keys, or get lost on an oft-taken route. For a laboratory mouse, it’s ...