Xijiaqi Formula attenuates cognitive dysfunction by inhibiting neuroinflammation and promoting neuroplasticity in rats with chronic heart failure Chronic heart failure (CHF) impairs cognitive function. Xijiaqi Formula (XJQ), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used clinically to treat CHF, demo…

🫀 Brain–heart connection in chronic heart failure?

A CJNM study shows that Xijiaqi Formula (XJQ) improves cognitive impairment in CHF rats by reducing neuroinflammation and enhancing synaptic plasticity.

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