Blood-Boosting Drug Helps Increase Memory, Max Planck Institute Study

ScienceDaily (Sep. 9, 2008) — A drug used to increase blood production in both medical treatments and athletic doping scandals seems also to improve memory in those using it. New research shows that the memory enhancing effects of erythropoietin (EPO) are not related to its effects on blood production but due to direct influences on neurons in the brain.

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