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. 2023 Oct 10;56(10):2185-2187.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.09.007.

"Bloody" good factors for keeping the brain young

Taylor J Stevenson  1 , Luca Vinnell  1 , Justin Rustenhoven  2
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"Bloody" good factors for keeping the brain young

Taylor J Stevenson et al. Immunity. .
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Abstract

The increasing burden in dementia-related disorders has necessitated improved understanding of cognitive decline. In a recent issue of Nature, Schroer et al. demonstrate that platelet factor 4 in young blood reduces age-related hippocampal dysfunction and improves cognition in aged mice.

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  • Platelet factors attenuate inflammation and rescue cognition in ageing.
    Schroer AB, Ventura PB, Sucharov J, Misra R, Chui MKK, Bieri G, Horowitz AM, Smith LK, Encabo K, Tenggara I, Couthouis J, Gross JD, Chan JM, Luke A, Villeda SA. Schroer AB, et al. Nature. 2023 Aug;620(7976):1071-1079. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06436-3. Epub 2023 Aug 16. Nature. 2023. PMID: 37587343 Free PMC article.

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