Study finds that activating specific brain cells increases the lifespan of mice.
Recent research has revealed that communication lines between organs in the body are important regulators of ageing. The organs and system of the body work together well when these lines are open. Communication lines degrade with age and organs can’t receive the molecular or electrical messages that they need to work properly.
In a new study, the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, identified, in mice, an important communication pathway that connects the brain with the body’s fatty tissue, in a feedback cycle that appears to be central to energy production in the entire body. This research suggests that the gradual degradation of this feedback system contributes to increasing health issues that are characteristic of natural aging.
The study, published in Cell Metabolism, has implications for future interventions to maintain the feedback loop and slow down the effects of ageing.
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Lifespan Increases in Mice when Specific Brain Cells are Activated, study finds