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Scientists find hidden driver of aging and an amino acid that fights…

The amino acid also slowed signs of aging in mice, though researchers caution the findings have not yet been tested in humans.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere it is, the story we hinted at: scientists say they have found a hidden driver of aging, and a simple amino acid that reversed memory loss in mice.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorScience Daily reports the amino acid also slowed signs of aging in the animals, which could point to new treatments for age-related decline in people someday.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn mice. The mice are doing very well this morning.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThey really are!

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the researchers say the finding opens a path toward treatments, though nobody has shown it works in humans yet, so don't go raiding the supplement aisle.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhere did the mice leave their keys?

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSomewhere in the maze, and now they remember exactly where.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWonderful. Sports with Rex, who I assume remembers every play he never got to run.

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