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Old Mice Memory Enhanced After Being Injected with Brain Fluid from Young Mice

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Don't go harvesting young brains just yet.

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David A. Northcott

Vampires might be on to something when it comes to feasting on blood to stay youthful and immortal—or at least that's the case with mice.

An international team of researchers found that cerebrospinal fluid taken from young mice rejuvenates memory in older mice, according to a new

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