Stanford researchers discovered that age-related thinning of the brain’s glycocalyx—a sugar layer on blood-brain barrier cells—leads to increased permeability, neuroinflammation, and cognitive declin… [+6749 chars]
Aging Brains Have a Sugar Problem – And Stanford Scientists May Have Found a Fix - SciTechDaily
Aging depletes the brain’s protective sugar shield, weakening defenses and fueling cognitive decline, but restoring key sugars may reverse these effects. What if a critical piece of the puzzle of brain aging has been hiding in plain sight? While neuroscience …
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