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Study indicates grape seed extract may reduce cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 6th, 2008
Lead study author Giulio Pasinetti, MD, PhD, of Mount Sinai School of Medicine and colleagues found that the grape seed extract prevents amyloid beta accumulation in cells, suggesting that it may block the formation of plaques. In Alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta accumulates to form toxic plaques that disrupt normal brain function.
The researchers tested a grape seed polyphenolic extract product sold as MegaNatural-AZ,...
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