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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Ian Sample Science editor

HISTORICAL FACTS: Humans can make new brain cells into their 90s scientists discover - Caught on Camera

Brain tissue.
This microscopic view shows tissue from the dentate gyrus, part of the hippocampus, of a man who died at 68. He had a healthy brain at time of death. On the picture, fresh brain cells are in red and mature ones in blue. Photograph: CSIC via Nature

Humans can make fresh brain cells until they are well into their 90s, but the production of new neurons falls in those with Alzheimer’s, even when the disease has recently taken hold, scientists have found.

The findings may help doctors to diagnose Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage, and identify those most at risk who may benefit from exercise and other interventions that could boost the production of new brain cells.

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