Revolutionary Breakthrough: Klotho a Protein that Boosts Cognitive Abilities when injected to Primates
Klotho could hold the key to Alzheimer’s treatment There are over 55 million people living with dementia globally, with 10 million new cases annually, informs WHO. 70 percent is caused by Alzheimer‘s disease, the most common form of dementia. Cognitive impairment is the beginning of dementia processes that appear because of various diseases affecting the brain. Recently, according to a study published in the prestigious journal Nature, the administration of a protein called klotho in elderly primates improved cognitive function. This could lead, according to the UNQ Scientific News Agency, to clinical trials in humans in the medium term. What is Klotho? Klotho is a protein found naturally in the body whose levels decrease with age. The name is from the Greek goddess Clotho, one of the grim reapers who weaves the thread of life. The prestigious American doctor Eric Topol, affirmed that the genetic variants in klotho protect against Alzheimer’s, according to scientific work, through in