Klotho gene variant called KL-VS may not only slow aging but it can also potentially make people smarter. The findings may be key to developing a drug that increases klotho levels or mimics the protein's function to aid people in improving their cognitive performance.
A gene variant called KL-VS linked to longer life was also found to make humans smarter and may help fight the effects of cognitive decline due to aging. According to a team of researchers in San Francisco, California, said that the news is encouraging for the nearly 1 in 5 people who have a genetic trait variant of the klotho gene. When they studied 220 participants aged 52 years old to 85, they found that KL-VS did not [merely] prevent cognitive decline, it actually boosted brain faculties by around six IQ points without regard to the person's age.
