Irisin: the molecule through which movement reaches the hippocampus
That exercise protects the brain has long been known. How exactly is still not fully understood. A new study in Aging Cell provides one specific address: the myokine irisin, produced by muscles and actually reaching the hippocampus. The first human confirmation of what has only been shown in mice until now. The numbers are cautious – 74 people, cross-sectional design – but they are…
