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Even after removing certain compounds from cinnamon, another part called cinnamaldehyde still helps stop a harmful protein clumping in test tubes.
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Cinnamon Extract Inhibits Tau Aggregation Associated with Alzheimer's Disease In Vitro
Cross-Sectional Study
In Vitro
2009Scientists found that even after removing most of the cinnamon compounds that block tau clumping, there was still some blocking power left—and they figured out that cinnamaldehyde, a natural part of cinnamon, was responsible for that leftover effect.
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