Cell survival and proliferation of hippocampal neurons may counteract the cognitive decline usually observed during aging; therefore, the primary focus of the authors was on the potential effect of RVTL on these two mechanisms. To this end, hippocampi of 6-month old mice treated for 14 consecutive days with RVTL at different doses (1-40 mg/kg) were analyzed by immunohistochemistry paying particular attention to the dentate gyrus. Based on the expression of cellular markers specific for cell proliferation (Ki67), cell survival (BrdU) and early stage of neuronal development (Doublecortine, DCX), Torres-Perez and colleagues reported that Resveratrol is able to promote cell survival and neurogenesis in the mouse hippocampus.