Brain Nutrition Facts » Alzheimer’s Disease http://www.brainnutritionfacts.com Improve Your Brain Health and Mental Performance Naturally Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:08:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New Research Finds a Key to Fighting Alzheimer's http://www.brainnutritionfacts.com/brain-health/new-research-finds-a-key-to-fighting-alzheimers http://www.brainnutritionfacts.com/brain-health/new-research-finds-a-key-to-fighting-alzheimers#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:48:59 +0000 Aaron Burke http://www.brainnutritionfacts.com/?p=43 Researchers at UT Southwestern have found a brain protein that works to counteract the harmful effects of beta-amyloid, known as one of the culprits in causing Alzheimer’s Disease. Apparently the good brain protein, Reelin, will keep excess beta-amyloid from collecting in the brain. In an Alzheimer’s patient, excess beta-amyloid forms plaques within the brain the end up damaging the brain and killing off neurons. More research is needed but this is some hopeful news for all those patients suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease.

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