Beer Ingredient Could Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease
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iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Move over wine. Beer might have important health benefits as well.
In a study conducted by the American Chemical Society, Jianguo Fang and his fellow researchers say that xanthohumol or Xn, an ingredient in hops, can prevent or slow down the onset of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
These conditions are brought on by oxidative damage to neuronal cells in the brain.
Xn works as an antioxidant that also offers protection to the heart and fights cancer.
But don’t start guzzling down beer after beer just yet. The researchers first have to learn what concentration of Xn is beneficial and how to deliver this compound to patients.
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