Grape Seeds might be good for Alzheimer Patients!

Introduction

A new study conducted by Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and colleagues showed that Grape seeds might probably help in mitigating the severity of pathology involved in Alzheimer's disease or may even treat the disease.

Pathology, in brief

Alzheimer patient suffer from cognitive impairment and a decrease in intelligence is observed. The main reason of decrease in cognition is mainly due to the formation of plaques, which are formed due to Amyloid-beta protein clumping and tangles within the brain.

Experimental results and inference

The experiment consisted of giving a set of mice drinking water containing Grape seed polyphenolic extract. The mice showed better cognitive response after 11 months, when their brain degeneration was supposed to occur. Moreover, mice treated with the extract also performed significantly better on a standard test of spatial learning memory than rodents who didn't receive it. But the extract did not improve maze performance in control mice, suggesting that it improved cognitive function in the Alzheimer's prone rodents by reducing brain damage due to plaque formation. This shows that the extract probably protects the brain from degeneration.

Reference Link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080701/hl_nm/grape_seed_alzheimers_dc;_ylt=...