By Rana Sarkar – The Economic Times –
Aging brains often brings concerns about memory loss and slowing cognition, but scientists say that decline may not be as inevitable as once believed. A study suggests that a single protein could play a key role in age-related cognitive dysfunction and that its effects may even be reversible, at least in animal models.
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have identified a protein linked to brain aging and demonstrated that reducing its levels restored memory performance in older mice and ‘regained their youth.’ The findings, published by scientists at the university’s Bakar Aging Research Institute, point to potential future treatments that could reveal a method of slowing or reversing cognitive decline.
