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Humanin G and Memory: What the HNG Mouse Studies Show
One amino-acid substitution made humanin more active in selected laboratory tests. That is not a measure of how much it helps a person's memory.
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One amino-acid substitution made humanin more active in selected laboratory tests. That is not a measure of how much it helps a person's memory.

Studies of humanin help explain how cells respond to stress. They have not established that taking it prevents disease or extends human life.

The senolytic idea has a real scientific basis. Whether this particular peptide safely helps people remains unanswered.

A mitochondrial signal has produced intriguing laboratory results, but measuring it after exercise is different from testing a treatment.