Experimental drug can reverse age-related cognitive decline within THREE DAYS, new mouse study finds

Scientists believe they may have created the first drug that reverses age-related cognitive decline in just days. It works by rebooting the protein production machinery of the cells in our brains after it gets smothered by a stress response from our body. Research conducted on aged mice showed the compound restored memory and mental flexibility as well rejuvenated brain and immune cells. The team, from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) says the findings shed fresh light on age-related brain diseases and could lead to a treatment that stops the progression of symptoms. An integrated stress response (ISR) can stop the protein production machine of cells if it notices something is wrong, but can also damage cells in our brains if left'on' (file image) In the past, the team had been studying integrated stress response (ISR), which can be triggered within a cell due to certain conditions.