Drug Creates New Connections In Brain Restores & Improves Memory

Scientists at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) have discovered that a cancer drug Bryostatin enhances the formation of new connections in rat brains during memory storage. This drug could potentially increase normal memory capacity in humans as well as repair and restore memory lost from Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and head trauma. [click link for full article]

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