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Pre-clinical trials by University of Queensland researchers have found an injection of a specific blood factor can replicate the benefits of exercise in the brain.Dr Odette Leiter and Dr Tara Walker from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute led a team whi
Pre-clinical trials by University of Queensland researchers have found an injection of a specific blood factor can replicate the benefits of exercise in the brain.
An injection of a specific blood platelet can replicate the benefits of exercise in the brain, suggests pre-clinical trials in mice.A team from University of Queensland discovered platelets -- the tiny blood cells critical for blood clotting, ...
Researchers at the University of Queensland have found that an injection of specific blood molecules can replicate the benefits of exercise in the brain. The study, published recently in the journal Nature Communications, found that platelets secrete a protein that rejuvenates neurons in aged mice in a similar way to physical exercise.
Platelets secrete a protein during exercise that enhances neurogenesis in the hippocampus. A preclinical trial finds that systemic injection of the protein replicates the brain benefits induced by exercise.