Removing B2M protein or treating old people's forgetfulness
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Last Update: 2015-07-16
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Removing an immune related protein called B2M may improve cognitive ability in the elderly, according to a US study Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, used genetic technology to remove B2M from mice and found that "old mice without B2M did not have memory impairment." The researchers said that the concentration of B2M in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of the elderly was relatively high The next step is to find a molecule that can inhibit B2M, or try to remove it from the elderly The study was published in the latest issue of nature medicine.
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