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New nerve cells needed for smelling, memory: study

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Mature brains need a continuous supply of new nerve cells to sustain functions like smelling and memory, an experiment with mice in Japan has shown. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?a=JDpHp3"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?i=JDpHp3" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=YEMc9K"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=YEMc9K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=SJiQLk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=SJiQLk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=FOhFMk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=FOhFMk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~4/379779797" height="1" width="1"/>