Thursday, 10. June 2004
Topic: SCIENCE - on June 10, 2004 at 4:49:00 PM CEST
Brain 'slows down after 40'
The human brain starts slowing down after the age of 40, according to new scientific research.
US scientists said genes start working less hard after 40, a discovery which may explain why mental functions deteriorate with age.
Researchers at The Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School studied brain tissue from 30 bodies ranging in age from 26 to 106. They studied 11,000 genes.
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