God Bless Caffeine
Short black answer to Alzheimer's disease
Grant McArthur
July 07, 2009 12:00am
DRINKING two strong cups of coffee a day could be the secret to reversing the memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease.
A US team has been able to not only stop but also repair the damage of the ageing disease in mice by using caffeine to disrupt an Alzheimer's protein.
The team now hopes to begin human trials to see if coffee drinkers have an extra reason to fill up their cups.
"The new findings provide evidence that caffeine could be a viable treatment for established Alzheimer's disease, and not simply a protective strategy," said research leader Gary Arendash, of the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Centre.
"That's important because caffeine is a safe drug for most people, it easily enters the brain, and it appears to directly affect the disease process."
In a study, 55 genetically altered mice were bred to develop memory loss as they aged, mimicking Alzheimer's disease in humans.
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