Growth hormone enhances memory

A recent study by American scientists found that for mice with growth hormone deficiency (GH), if additional measures were taken during the youthful period, it could be prevented. Being able to develop dementia after adulthood.

Lab mice.Illustration.

The results of this study can be applied to people with GH deficiency.

Scientists at the Institute of Medicine, Wake Forest University and the Center for Health Sciences, University of Oklahoma conducted a study on mice suffering from GH deficiency. Specifically, the scientists divided the study subjects into 3 groups.

The first group (in the spring period, aged 4 to 14 weeks) will receive GH injection; salt water is only added to the second group; the third group was supplemented with GH continuation starting at 4 weeks of age until death.

The scientists then compared the memory capacity of healthy mice taken from the three groups mentioned above in each of the different growth periods.

The results of the study found after adulthood, only the memory of mice in the second group was significantly less than the other groups.

Scientists believe that rats in the spring period if taking additional GH measures could help prevent post-adulthood dementia due to GH deficiency. However, the application of GH supplementation measures after the spring period will not be effective.