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Grape
seed extracts could protect against Alzheimer's
Sunday July 17, 2011 09:46:45 AM,
IANS
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Washington:
An antioxidant contained in grape seeds may help prevent
Alzheimer's or delay the progression of the degenerative disease,
say experts.
Grape seed polyphenols, a natural antioxidant, prevent the
production of a substance in the brain known to cause
neurotoxicity, which alters the normal activity of the nervous
system, associated with Alzheimer's.
In Alzheimer's disease, brain cells degenerate and die, causing a
steady decline in memory and mental function.
Researchers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the
University of Minnesota administered polyphenolic extracts in mice
as part of their study published online in the Journal of
Alzheimer's Disease Friday, Xinhua reported.
Previous studies had suggested that increased consumption of
grape-derived polyphenols, contained in red wine, may protect
against cognitive decline in Alzheimer's. This new finding
corroborates those theories.
"This new finding holds significant promise as a preventive method
or treatment, and is being tested in translational studies in
Alzheimer's patients," said lead researcher Giulio Pasinetti.
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