Summary: A new study has uncovered why the blood-brain barrier — the brain’s protective shield — becomes leakier with age, potentially triggering memory decline. Researchers identified that proteins N-cadherin and occludin, which help maintain the barrier’s tight junctions, decrease over time. This weakening allows harmful molecules to pass into the brain, disrupting normal function. Because these changes begin in middle …
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