Plasma proteins associated with the brain age gap

Accelerated brain aging is a risk factor for dementia, and resilience to normal brain aging is associated with cognitive preservation. Liu and colleagues explore plasma proteomic changes

associated with brain aging and identify peaks of brain aging-related protein changes in middle-aged or older adults. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of

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