A cheap diabetes drug taken with a red wine 'miracle pill' could prevent Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer’s disease - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Stages, Types, Prevention, Prognosis & Treatment
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting memory and thinking and making the person increasingly dependent on others.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting memory and thinking and making the person increasingly dependent on others.
While Metformin has been safely used for more than 50 years to control blood sugar levels in age and obesity-related diabetes, Resveratrol, the 'miracle ingredient' behind many of red wine's health-boosting qualities, has also been hailed as an elixir of life.
The Dundee researchers showed that metformin interferes with the formation of toxic 'tangles' of a protein called tau that clog the brain in Alzheimer's, leading to the destruction of memory cells.
Diseases Related to Old Age
Ageing is referred to the accumulation of changes that brings a person closer to death.
Ageing is referred to the accumulation of changes that brings a person closer to death.
Professor Susann Schweiger said, "The best hope is that it would stop it."
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Alzheimer's Risk Increased by Chemicals in Cigarettes, French Fries
Exposure to a group of chemicals known as type-2 alkenes can increase the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease
Exposure to a group of chemicals known as type-2 alkenes can increase the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's Could be Controlled by Modulating Protein in Brain
Modulating a protein in the brain could help control Alzheimer's disease, a new study has said.
Modulating a protein in the brain could help control Alzheimer's disease, a new study has said.
