# Scientists shed light on processes behind age-related decline in brain structures

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> **[Scientists shed light on processes behind age-related decline in brain...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190131104936.htm)**
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> Aging can cause damage to support cells in the white matter, which in turn may lead to damage in the grey matter of the hippocampus, finds a new study.

  
Aging can cause damage to support cells in the white matter, which in turn may lead to damage in the grey matter of the hippocampus, finds a new study.