2024-03-26 10:55:26
What’s the matter
Scientists from the Wu Tsai Institute of Neuroscience at Stanford University are a few steps away from discovering a cure for brain aging, but even their discovery is a real sensation.
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) states that neuroscientists have identified a mechanism called SRF that is responsible for conducting brain activity processes. When a failure occurs, disturbances in brain function appear, including obvious memory problems.
It was possible to draw such conclusions following conducting experiments on mice. Researchers have concluded that the onset of dementia and other similar diseases is preceded by the process of destruction of actin filaments.
The bottom line is that during the transmission of electrical impulses through the nervous system, the myelin sheath plays an important role. With age, it becomes damaged and subsequently partially loses its functions, which becomes the cause of various types of neurological diseases.
Scientists expect that the data obtained and continued work with SRF will make it possible to develop a drug to preserve the integrity of this membrane, which is responsible for transmitting impulses throughout the nervous system and ensuring the process of myelination. In their opinion, this is the key to preserving the cognitive functions of the human brain into old age.
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