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/Evilsushione 14d ago

There actually is a contest for extending mouse lifespan. It’s called the Methuselah mouse prize. I believe that have had some success but not immortality yet.

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u/rimaarts 14d ago

Now that is cool! 

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u/ILL_Show_Myself_Out 12d ago

They could've called it Mousthuselah.

Eh maybe it's better with the alliteration.