Life Sciences & Medicine Active Updated Oct 13, 2026
Menin and the aging brain's memory
Where it stands as of Oct 13, 2026
Restoring the protein Menin in older mice improved memory, balance, bone mass and skin thickness within 30 days, and the amino acid D-serine improved learning and memory in three weeks. The work dates from 2023 and was done in mice. Whether Menin or D-serine does anything comparable in people is not known.
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ScienceDaily reported that restoring Menin in older mice improved memory, balance, bone mass and skin thickness within 30 days, and that the amino acid D-serine improved learning and memory in three weeks, work from 2023 that is still in mice.
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