Study suggests disabling this protein could ease age-related deterioriation

Study suggests disabling this protein could ease age-related deterioriation

By disabling a protein in the brain’s blood vessels, researchers ease age-related deterioration in mice

By ANDREW JOSEPH

LUIS DE LA TORRE-UBIETA/GESCHWIND LABORATORY/UCLA/WELLCOME

The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, points to the protein, called VCAM1, as a possible target for a therapy for neurocognitive disorders.

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