Harnessing the stem cell potential in the human hippocampus to limit cognitive aging
Researchers propose targeting dormant stem cells in aging brains as a tractable strategy to slow cognitive decline.
This PLoS Biology perspective calls for refocusing human adult neurogenesis research from existence debates to discovery of methods for harnessing endogenous hippocampal stem cell potential to combat cognitive aging. It frames stem cell activation as a tractable therapeutic direction for age-related cognitive decline.
What the study was
- Study design
- Perspective/commentary
- Population
- Aging adults
- Category
- Prevention
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- PLoS Biology
Why it surfaced
High-population-relevance aging topic; perspective piece framing a therapeutic direction for cognitive decline prevention. PLoS Biology.
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