4 – Alzheimers

Therapies that can keep us younger longer might also push back the clock on Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a new study of mice in the December 11th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication. “There’s something about being youthful that protects us from Alzheimer’s disease,” said Andrew Dillin of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. “People say that if you live long enough, you get …

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Extended Youthfulness As A Prevention For Alzheimer’s Disease (Medical News Today)

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