Highlights d Spermidine supplementation age-protects Drosophila brain mitochondria d Brain hypusination levels decay with age but are boosted by spermidine supplementation d Mitochondrial functionality is defective after genetic attenuation of hypusination d Defective hypusination compromises spermidine effects on locomotion and memory
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