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/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience 13d ago

This experimental treatment is not yet ready for use in humans. 

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u/waltwalt 13d ago

That's usually the answer. I wonder if under the new government they will allow less ethical experiments to take place.

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u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience 13d ago

It doesn’t seem like they want experiments to take place at all… 

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u/waltwalt 13d ago

Just wait until someone makes it profitable for them.

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u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience 13d ago

It’s not about profits. It’s about safety and feasibility at this point. 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-024-01780-w