Scientists could be a step closer to understanding age related memory loss according to an article to be published in Science.
Researchers at the University of Alabama found that in aged mice models specific changes to cells in the central nervous system could be linked to disruption of brain activity that is necessary for stabilising long term memory.
Alzheimer’s Society comment
‘This is an exciting new finding that might provide important insights for the development of new treatments to maintain memory in later life.
‘A lot more work is needed to see how this links to later life diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and how this relates to changes in the memory of humans. One in three people will die with dementia yet dementia research is desperately under-funded. We must invest more if we are to move forward in our understanding and treatment of this devastating condition.’
Professor Clive Ballard
Director of Research
Alzheimer’s Society
Research ref: Shahaf Peleg, University of Alabama, ‘Altered Histone Acetylation Is Associated with Age-Dependent Memory Impairment in Mice’.
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Alzheimer’s Society