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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 ...
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Amyloid Alone—Any Amyloid—Raises P-Tau in Mice

P-tau217 and p-tau181 are some of the earliest known markers of Alzheimer’s disease, rising in blood and cerebrospinal fluid 20 years before symptoms appear. But what do these markers mean? In the ...
Nature

Young cerebrospinal fluid improves memory in old mice

Age-related cognitive decline affects up to one-quarter of adults over the age of sixty 1. A healthy diet and regular exercise can help to prevent this decline, but as yet there are no treatments to ...
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 ...