Alzheimers Disease: – Nutrition to halt Alzheimer’s gets boost – in fruit flies
Nutrition to halt Alzheimer’s gets boost – in fruit flies
1/19/2007 – Oxidative stress associated with dementia may be a cause and not an effect of Alzheimer’s, suggests a study with fruit flies from the US. The research gives great hope to a dietary/nutritional approach to improve brain health and curb the rise in Alzheimer’s and dementia around the world.
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