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“P21 improved learning and memory in mouse studies.”
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Yes. Studies reported learning or memory findings in normal mice and in mouse models of Alzheimer-like disease. Results in mice do not prove a benefit in people.
- What this answer is based on
- This answer uses research in cells, animals, or other settings outside patient care. It does not show a benefit in people.
- Limits of this answer
- Normal adult mice and genetically changed mouse models; not people with memory problems or Alzheimer’s disease. These limits show which substance, product, people, use, place, and time the answer covers. A different product or situation can have a different answer.
- Topic
- How a substance changed the body or a lab measurement. This may not show a health benefit.
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01P21 learning, memory, and nerve-cell study in normal micePubMed · FEBS Letters · Preclinical · 201002Chronic P021 study in an Alzheimer-like mouse modelPubMed · Neurobiology of Disease · Preclinical · 201403Early P021 study in an Alzheimer-like mouse modelPubMed · Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy · Preclinical · 2017
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