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Superagers' 'Secret Ingredient' May Be The Growth of New Brain Cells
Genetic analysis of superager neural cells reveals increased gene activity linked to stronger synaptic connections, greater plasticity, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor, indicating a biological basis for the resilience of superagers' brains.
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The science behind the 'super-ager' brain
Older adults who remain cognitively sharp as they age have a genetic advantage over their peers, new research shows.
Scientists at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago found that so-called super-agers generate twice as many new neurons in the hippocampus -- a part of the brain critical to learning and memory -- as typical older adults.
