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There’s a new way to remain youthful — eat less. Researchers at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Italy identified a molecule that preserves brain function, which is triggered by a low calorie diet.

The Rome-based institution discovered CREB1, a molecule in the brain of mice, which stimulates genes connected to longevity and proper brain function.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an American journal, featured their findings this week.

“Our hope is to find a way to activate CREB1, for example through new drugs, so to keep the brain young without the need of a strict diet,” lead study author and researcher at the Institute of General Pathology, Faculty of Medicine at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart Dr. Giovambattista Pani said.

A low-calorie diet translated into restricting mice to consume up to 70 percent of their usual intake. Following the diet kept the mice from becoming obese or developing diabetes, according to researchers. Continue to read: wibx950.com

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