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Finding has implications for understanding cognitive decline in ageing

Research on mice suggests that certain types of brain cells may be ‘picky eaters,’ seeming to prefer one specific energy source over others. [s]News-Medical[/s] reports that the finding has implications for understanding the cognitive decline seen in ageing and degenerative diseases such as [b]Alzheimer’s[/b] and [b]multiple sclerosis[/b].

[link url=http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140508/Finding-has-implications-for-understanding-cognitive-decline-in-degenerative-diseases.aspx]Full News-Medical report[/link]
[link url=http://www.jneurosci.org/content/34/17/5800.abstract?sid=b0146736-a939-43ac-9c67-c4e55445ef98]The Journal of Neuroscience abstract[/link]
[link url=http://emboj.embopress.org/content/early/2014/05/06/embj.201386917]Emboj abstract[/link]

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