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A Potential Memory Enhancing Drug

Do you easily forget things? Would you like to improve your memory? A recent study led by Professor Yuji Ikegaya and Dr. Hiroshi Nomura of the University of Tokyo suggests that your long-term memory might be improved with pro-histamine treatment.

The structural formula of histamine. Retrieved from Wikipedia Common.

Pro-histamine drugs increase the level of histamine, which in the central nervous system is associated with learning and memory. Scientists believe that elucidating the role of histamine in memory may help alleviate the symptoms of dementia.

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