kynurenic acid (KYNA) and pericytes

Brain Chemical Blamed For Old Age Mental Decline Could Hold Key to Its Reversal by Neuroscience NewsThe researchers found that by keeping KYNA levels low throughout the worm’s life, they could prevent the onset of age-related decline – the worms kept learning. In older worms already impaired, lowering KYNA levels could counteract the impairments – raising hope that interventions later in life may be effective in reversing neurological decline. NeuroscienceNews.com image is credited to UCSF. Researchers report keeping levels of KYNA low throughout a worm's life can help prevent the onsite of age-related cognitive decline. Read more of this post Neuroscience News | February 6, 2018 at 8:56 am | Tags: gluatmate, KYNA, kynurenic acid, UCSF | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-c6U HALF OF ALL DEMENTIAS START WITH DAMAGED ‘GATEKEEPER’ CELLS USC research sheds new light on how a breakdown in the brain’s vascular system predates the accumulation of toxic plaques and tangles in the brain that bring about Alzheimer’s disease. The research suggests an earlier target for preventing dementia and Alzheimer’s. FEBRUARY 5, 2018 MEMORY LOSS IDENTIFIED YEARS BEFORE ALZHEIMER’S SYMPTOMS APPEAR Summary: UCL researchers have developed a new cognitive test able to detect subtle memory problems years before Alzheimer’s symptoms develop. Source: UCL. A UCL-led team has developed a cognitive test to detect subtle memory deficits years before Alzheimer’s disease symptoms develop, set out in a new paper published in The Lancet Neurology. FEBRUARY 6, 2018