The chemical, which is contained in strawberries and cucumbers, stops the memory loss that accompanies Alzheimer's disease. So confirmed the study, during which experiments were performed on mice, as reported by the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years Pannochka. net Scientists from the Salk Institute found in experiments in mice that usually show symptoms of Alzheimer's disease less than a year after birth that a daily dose of a flavonol compound called fisetin helps prevent a progressive memory disruption.

The drug, however, did not change the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain, which are considered the cause of Alzheimer's disease.

"We have already shown that in normal animals, fisetin can improve memory," says Pamela Maher, a senior fellow at the Salk Institute's neurobiology laboratory, who led the study. "Now the same is also true in the case of animals susceptible to Alzheimer's disease".

A new discovery allows us to find a way to treat Alzheimer's disease regardless of the orientation of amyloid plaques.

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