Friedberg speculates mitotherapy could be applied to cerebrospinal fluid to improve brain function through neuronal energy production.
“And so that's tissue where you can, using a microscope, you can actually see the healing happening.”
Friedberg says Columbia's first brain mitochondria map suggests dysfunction drives memory loss and aging symptoms.
“The second paper was done, last month out of Columbia University, and this was the first mapping of the mitochondria in the human brain.”
Friedberg envisions mitotherapy applications for brain function improvement and heart repair after heart attacks.
“But you could see this being applied, for example, to cerebrospinal fluid where you could basically increase the mitochondrial, the energetic mitochondrial production that finds its way into maybe neuronal cells, into neurons in your brain and improves, your brain function, or you could put it into damaged hearts after heart attacks and improve heart function.”