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Originally Posted by maikeru
And has been consistently touted to help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's. Go put on your running shoes and hit the track!
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Funny I have never been able to run, a 100yd sprint maybe, but never anything long.
So you have heard of NGF?
Whats BDNF?
Checked your link, fascinating site. Strange however that they have no papers on herbs or plants for Alzheimer's
Alzforum: Live Discussions: BDNF and Alzheimer's Disease—What's the Connection?
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Updated 28 January 2004
BDNF and Alzheimer's Disease—What's the Connection?
By Nicole C. Berchtold and Carl W. Cotman
Live Discussion held 25 November 2003. See Transcript.
Why Is BDNF interesting?
The protein brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been the focus of intense interest in the Alzheimer's field for a number of years.
BDNF belongs to the neurotrophin family of growth factors and affects the survival and function of neurons in the central nervous system, particularly in brain regions susceptible to degeneration in AD.
BDNF improves survival of cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain, as well as neurons in the hippocampus and cortex.
This discovery kindled hope in the early 1990s that Alzheimer's could be slowed or halted if brain levels of BDNF could be increased.
The idea gained support with the observation that BDNF gene activity and protein levels are reduced in AD brains.
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Been drinking herb tea all day since last post
