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Saturday, 31 August 2013

Scientists find clue to age-related memory loss


Scientists find clue to age-related memory loss
Experiments on mice suggested low levels of a protein in the brain 
may be responsible for memory loss.
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A clue to why memory deteriorates with age has been found by US
 researchers.
Experiments on mice suggested low levels of a protein in the brain 
may be responsible for memory loss.
It is hoped the discovery could lead to treatments to reverse 
forgetfulness‚ but it is a big leap from the mouse to a human brain.
The team at Columbia University Medical Centre started by analysing 
the brains of eight dead people‚ aged between 22 and 88‚ who had 
donated their organ for medical research.

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