A chemical to make brain cells grow: Mental decline thwarted in aging rats
Date: 14.7.2010
Scientists have discovered a compound that restores the capacity to form new memories in aging rats, likely by improving the survival of **newborn neurons** in the brain's memory hub. The research, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, has turned up clues to a neuroprotective mechanism that could lead to a treatment for **Alzheimer's disease**.
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