Stanford Scientists Find Sea Squirt Lipids Reverse Aging Signs in Mice After 5 Days
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Updated · ScienceDaily · Sep 4
Stanford Scientists Find Sea Squirt Lipids Reverse Aging Signs in Mice After 5 Days
2 articles · Updated · ScienceDaily · Sep 4
Summary
Aged mice fed plasmalogen supplements from edible sea squirts learned the Morris water maze faster after 5 days and also grew thicker, darker hair.
Brain analysis linked those gains to more and healthier synapses plus substantially lower neuroinflammation, suggesting the lipids may protect or rebuild aging neural connections.
Researchers said plasmalogens—lipids that decline with age and are abundant in the brain—may work by boosting molecules involved in neuron and synapse growth, and possibly through the gut-brain axis.
The findings come from a mouse study, not humans, but the team said oral plasmalogen supplements could become a feasible strategy to slow neurodegeneration if future studies confirm safety and efficacy.