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Tag Archives: Linköping University in Sweden

Turmeric / Curcumin in Curry Helps Fight Dementia? (NHS Choices)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph reported that eating a curry weekly could help to “stave off dementia”. Researchers tested the effects of curcumin (found in turmeric) on fruit flies  (Drosophila melanogaster) genetically engineered to have a model of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Studies, In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Aβ, Alice and Georg Olsson, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Fibril Conversion, Amyloid-β (Aβ), ‘Hjärnfonden’ (the Brain Foundation), Beta-Amyloid, Curry, Drosophila melanogaster, European Union FP-7 Health Project LUPAS, Gustaf V Foundation, Jalfrezi, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Korma, Linköping University in Sweden, Oligomeric Aβ, Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, Swedish Research Council, Tau, Tau Protein, Transgenic Drosophila, Turmeric | Leave a comment
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