In a lengthy WebMD piece published earlier today, Lisa Marshall details her father’s depressing decline at the hands of Alzheimer’s disease. Despite her father’s death, Marshall explains there’s reason for hope. Scientists are exploring possible ways of fighting back against Alzheimer’s including the use of NAD+ boosting vitamin supplement Nicotinamide Riboside “NR” (FAQs) (Reviews). Key excerpts from the WebMD piece:
From WebMD:
“…As for those already in the early grips of forgetfulness, scientists are testing everything from exercise and nutritional supplements to implantable brain stimulators to bring back lost function and to restore the cache of memories.
…Some startups around the country are exploring drugs that could target other later-stage roots of Alzheimer’s. One, AZTherapies (Tanzi is an investor), is experimenting with an inhalable, repurposed asthma drug called cromolyn specially formulated to cross into the brain to tamp down inflammation.
Other, early-stage projects are exploring everything from stem cell therapy to nutritional supplements (including Nicotinamide Riboside (FAQs) (Reviews), a form of vitamin B3) to jump-start neurogenesis, or new cell formation, in regions of the hippocampus where cells have already died.
Simple aerobic exercise, Tanzi notes, has been shown to not only promote new brain cell growth, but to also boost production of BDNF, or brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a sort of fertilizer for those newborn cells that helps them survive”
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