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Hormone injection may stem age-related memory decline

3 July 2023

A study in monkeys suggests that klotho, a hormone that dwindles in people as they get older, may offer a way to improve cognitive function in later life
So-called SuperAgers maintain an exceptionally sharp memory into their eighties and above

'Superagers' with sharp memories in their 80s have larger neurons

30 September 2022

Neurons in a part of the brain involved in memory may be 10 per cent larger in superagers than others aged 80 or over
A daily multivitamin-mineral supplement may keep us sharp as we age

A daily multivitamin could keep your memory sharp as you age

14 September 2022

Taking a commercially available multivitamin and mineral supplement for three years led to people doing better in memory and cognitive tests compared with those taking a placebo tablet

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