A nasal spray has been found to reverse signs of brain ageing in preclinical trials, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.
The spray, which tackles a process typical to ageing brains called “neuroinflammaging”, delivered benefits within weeks – and results lasted for months.
“What we’re showing is brain ageing can be reversed, to help people stay mentally sharp, socially engaged and free from age-related decline,” research author Dr Ashok K. Shetty told Texas A&M University.
He added that this may be especially important as “brain age-related diseases like dementia are a major health concern worldwide”.
Two doses of the spray seemed to help
The spray aims to change how carriers of genetic material called extracellular vesicles (EVs)...
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