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Compound Protects Newborn Neurons

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Aged rats treated with P7C3 performed significantly better on a memory test than control rats treated with an inactive substance (veh). This was traced to a three-fold higher number of newborn neurons in the dentate gyrus area of the hippocampus.

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Andrew Pieper, M.D., Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center

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