r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience • 13d ago
Neuroscience Boosting brain’s waste removal system improves memory in old mice | Researchers found that rejuvenating the lymphatic vessels in the brain enhanced recognition memory and restored synaptic function through an interleukin-6 (IL-6) pathway.
https://medicine.washu.edu/news/boosting-brains-waste-removal-system-improves-memory-in-old-mice/
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u/hipocampito435 13d ago
This kind of research is vital, with increased lifespans and decreased reproductive rates, we have a dementia and alzheimer's epidemic in our hands