New clue to how ageing brains lose their spark
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Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have identified that a newly discovered form of cell death may help explain why memory declines with age.
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Original Title: Researchers have found that ferroptosis, a type of cell death linked to iron and oxidative stress, plays an unexpected role in the healthy brain by influencing how many newborn neurons survive in the hippocampus, a region critical for learning and memory.