FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2021·6 min readBlood From Marathoner Mice Boosts Brain Function in Their Couch-Potato CounterpartsBlood from young adult, fit mice benefits the brain of sedentary mice of the same age. A single protein, clusterin, appears to be largely responsible for the benefit.Read More
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