r/longevity • u/chromosomalcrossover • 14d ago

Boosting brain’s waste removal system improves memory in old mice

https://medicine.washu.edu/news/boosting-brains-waste-removal-system-improves-memory-in-old-mice/
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u/akura202 14d ago

This is awesome! How are they cleaning the brains tho?

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u/LastCall2021 14d ago

They’re being really cagey in the article. The only hint they gave was therapy was something that stimulated vessel growth. So maybe some kind of angiogenic compound.

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u/talligan 14d ago

Because the research isn't about how to improve drainage, it's about how drainage impacts memory so their methodology isn't meant to be used at home by bro scientists. The paper appears to be open source with the DOI link right at the bottom of the paper. The methodology is there in full.

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