Exercise-related protein improves cognitive function in aged mice, study reveals

A research group from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF; CA, USA) has identified that the protein GPLD1, which is secreted into the blood following exercise, can improve the function of the brain in aging mice. The results of the study, published in Science, present hope that elderly individuals who are not able to exercise due to physical limitations or disabilities may still be able to benefit from its effects. Previous work by the reseaerch group had suggested that biological factors from the blood of young mice can reverse the signs of brain aging in older mice. In this...