The early detection of age-related memory deficits in mice
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 19:42
in Health & Medicine
By studying the aging of memory in the mouse, CNRS researchers (France) have developed an experimental protocol that can detect age-related memory deficits at an early stage. They have shown that even at 10 months, which corresponds to a third of their life expectancy, some mice present with age-related memory disorders. Published in Neurobiology of Aging, this work opens new perspectives for an understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the aging of memory and for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.