In honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Labiotech has a comprehensive piece examining five recent advancements in Parkinson’s disease research. Here’s an excerpt from the section on NAD+ boosting vitamin Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” (FAQs) (Anecdotes):

Excerpt from “Five recent advancements in Parkinson’s disease research“:

“A recent research by Haukeland University Hospital led by Charalampos Tzoulis, professor at the University of Bergen, has shown that the oral intake of nicotinamide riboside (NR) enhances NAD-metabolism in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, and offers encouraging insight into its therapeutic potential.

Titled the NADPARK study, the trial was conducted to establish whether the metabolism of NAD – a metabolite responsible for maintaining cellular stability which is deficient in Parkinson’s patients – can be boosted in the brain of people with Parkinson’s disease, by ingesting NR, which is an NAD-precursor.

“We believe that augmenting the brain’s NAD metabolism targets and rectifies multiple disease-related processes specific to Parkinson’s disease, such as mitochondrial dysfunction, DNA-damage, epigenetic dysregulation, and neuroinflammation. In addition, we postulate that NAD-replenishment may also optimize neuronal metabolism and fortify neurons, thereby rendering them more resilient against age-related stress and neurodegenerative diseases,” said Tzoulis.

…“There are currently no treatments able to delay or arrest the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Thus, affected persons face a future of progressive disability and early death. If NAD-replenishment proves to have neuroprotective, disease-modifying action in Parkinson’s disease, this would revolutionize the field, offering for the first time, hope for an improved prognosis and perhaps, even a cure,” said Tzoulis.

“The impact of such a therapy would be profound for patients, science, and society as a whole.”

Read the full article HERE.

Related:

  • FAQs on the Potential for Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) in Parkinson’s Patients (Link)
  • Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” (FAQs) (Consumer Reviews)

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