Intermittent fasting may fuel neurogenesis and protect long-term memory
A new study on intermittent fasting has found that eating every other day may be beneficial when it comes to long-term memory, as well as enhancing the ‘learning processes’ and increasing neurogenesis. The findings were based on an evaluation of mice fed the intermittent fasting diet compared to other mice fed a traditional calorie restriction diet.
The new study comes from King’s College London, where researchers found that intermittent fasting holds potential for slowing down the cognitive decline one experiences as one gets older. The IF protocol used in this study involved feeding mice every other day rather than feeding them a reduced-calorie diet every day.
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About Sandrine Thuret
Sandrine Thuret is a neuroscientist studying adult neurogenesis the process by which adult brains produce new nerve cells. She leads the Adult Neurogenesis and Mental Health Lab at King s College London.
She is also Deputy Head of the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience and the Chair of King s Research Degrees Examination Board.
Thuret received her B.S. from the University of Burgundy, M.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, Polytech Engineering Institute, M.S. in Aging Biology from the University of Lyon, and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Heidelberg University.
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About Sandrine Thuret
Sandrine Thuret is a neuroscientist studying adult neurogenesis the process by which adult brains produce new nerve cells. She leads the Adult Neurogenesis and Mental Health Lab at King s College London.
She is also Deputy Head of the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience and the Chair of King s Research Degrees Examination Board.
Thuret received her B.S. from the University of Burgundy, M.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, Polytech Engineering Institute, M.S. in Aging Biology from the University of Lyon, and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Heidelberg University. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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