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Young Bone Marrow Rejuvenates Aging Mouse Brains

Microglia in brains of old mice have larger cell bodies with fewer and shorter branches than those in young mice. But microglia of old mice who received bone marrow transplants (BMT) from young mice resembled those of young mice; transplants from older mice didn’t have that effect. Microglia play an important role in brain health.
Credit: Cedars-Sinai / Communications Biology

Transplanting marrow from young lab mice to old mice preserves memory and learning skills. The findings support an emerging model that attributes cognitive decline, in part, to aging of blood cells, which are produced in bone marrow.

“While prior studies have shown that introducing blood from young mice can reverse cognitive decline in old mice, it is not well understood how this happens,” said Helen Goodridge, Ph...

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