A co-author of the study told Newsweek the research could one day be used to help rejuvenate other tissues.
n young and old rat brains, and found they were affected by stiffness in the organ caused by aging. These stem cells, meaning they canThe team also found that a protein called Piezo1, which senses how stiff its surroundings are, could be harnessed to trick stem cells into thinking they were in a younger, softer environment. Deleting the protein from the OPCs in older rat brains appeared to make them behave younger.
However, Chalut stressed the team has so far only demonstrated the findings in just one stem cell system in rodents, and this may not work in humans. A stock image of a young and older face. Researchers have looked at aging in specific rat stem cells.Asked whether the research could be used to reverse physical aging in humans, or treat age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease,:"The need to study other tissues, such as skin, is very pressing.
OPCs help to keep the brain healthy and are used by the body to make the myelin sheath which protects our central nervous system. This myelin is attacked by the immune system in those with MS., director of research at the MS Society which part funded the research, highlighted how the findings could one day help those with multiple sclerosis.
"The Cambridge team's discoveries on how brain stem cells age and how this process might be reversed have important implications for future treatment, because it gives us a new target to address issues associated with aging and MS, including how to potentially regain lost function in the brain."
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