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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Just two doses of new nasal spray found to slow brain ageing and restore memory

Scientists have developed a new nasal spray that can dramatically reduce brain inflammation and restore memory in just two doses with effects lasting months, according to a new study.

Recently, a growing body of research suggests that the brain fog one experiences as they grow older is linked to a tide of inflammation deep within the brain’s memory centre. Scientists call this “neuroinflammaging” – thought to be the inevitable price of growing older.

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