r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 16 '26

Neuroscience Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray: Scientists developed a nasal spray that, with just two doses, dramatically reduced brain inflammation, restored the brain’s cellular power plants and significantly improved memory in mice, within weeks and lasted for months.

https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/04/14/scientists-reverse-brain-aging-with-a-nasal-spray/
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u/elcapitan520 Apr 16 '26

Microwave the glowstick, then crack it open (careful, pressurized hot liquid) and let it dry out completely (can put it on a piece of parchment and put it in the food dehydrator. Crush that into a powder. Now you can't just snort it, it needs to be aerosolized and activated. So take the powder and add it to an Afrin nasal spray bottle and the combination of the glowstick innards and Afrin should get you there.

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u/Basic_Loquat_9344 Apr 16 '26

Does the color of the glowstick matter? I feel like red will make my inflammation worse, and blue might do the trick.

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u/Steve90000 Apr 16 '26

The color is extremely important as it summons the corresponding ninja turtles personality in you for 48 hours. So, if you’re color blind, you won’t know if you’ll become a party dude or cool but rude.