High-fat diet induces memory deficits by impairing autophagic activity (IMAGE)

Chiba University

High-fat diet induces memory deficits by impairing autophagic activity

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Researchers from Chiba University have shown that high-fat diet-induced metabolic stress impairs intermediate-term memory formation in Drosophila by disrupting autophagic activity and lysosomal function.

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Associate Professor Ayako Tonoki, Chiba University, Japan

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