'Longevity gene' helps prevent memory decline and dementia (w/ Video)
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 16:56
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that a "longevity gene" helps to slow age-related decline in brain function in older adults. Drugs that mimic the gene's effect are now under development, the researchers note, and could help protect against Alzheimer's disease.