Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest medical challenges facing us today, and scientists are tackling it from many angles. One of the most recent studies comes from the University of Missouri, where scientists have discovered that voluntary exercise along with a compound found in green tea was able to slow progression of the disease and may even reverse its effects. For now these results have been seen in mice only, but further efforts could lead to better ways to prevent and treat the disease in people.
The green tea compound used in the study, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), has been studied extensively and been shown to possess excellent antioxidant properties. In fact, the authors of another new study (Inflammopharmacology, July 2015) reviewed the anti-Alzheimer’s, antitumor, and anti-aging characteristics of EGCG and how it possibly may prevent tissue damage.
