In September, scientists reported promising results from a clinical study treating patients suffering from Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) with NAD boosting vitamin supplement Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” (FAQs) (Reviews). For those unfamiliar, according to the Cleveland Clinic, “Ataxia is the term for a group of neurological diseases (diseases related to the nervous system) that affect movement and coordination”. Last week, the folks at NR seller Chromadex discussed the clinical findings during their latest earnings call:

From the Motley Fool earnings call transcript:

“We recently announced results of the first clinical study of NR in children with ataxia telangiectasia, or AT.

This study’s particularly interesting because AT is an orphan disease characterized by premature aging.

We believe the fact that supplementation with NR showed a benefit in this patient population is further evidence of Niagen’s (NR) impact on age-related health issues”

Later on the earnings call:

“…we announced promising findings from a first-of-its-kind clinical study on NR in children, highlighting improvements for prematurely aging patients with ataxia telangiectasia, or AT.

The study included 24 AT patients with 17 of them under the age of 18.

The effects of NR on ataxia, which is a group of disorders that affect coordination, balance and speech, quality of life and standard blood laboratory parameters, were analyzed.

NR improved ataxia scores in patients and increased serum immunoglobulin G, or antibodies, which are important for protection against pathogens.

Patients with AT are known to be immunodeficient with decreased serum immunoglobulin concentrations”

Dr Charles Brenner’s Tweet:

City of Hope’s Dr Charles Brenner (who discovered NR as an NAD boosting vitamin) is often critical of clinical trials involving NR. But in this case, he appeared to show his approval:

Related:

  • NR supplementation may have helped sufferers of these diseases & conditions (Consumer Reviews)
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