The Claim
Cinnamon extract is associated with reduced phosphorylation of tau protein by glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) in HEK293 cells transfected with GSK3 and tau, suggesting a potential influence on a key pathological process in tau-related neurodegeneration.
What the research says
Roughly balanced
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A natural spice called cinnamon might help slow down a harmful process in brain cells that’s linked to diseases like Alzheimer’s, at least in lab-grown human cells.
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Cinnamon extract is associated with reduced phosphorylation of tau protein by glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) in HEK293 cells transfected with GSK3 and tau, suggesting a potential influence on a key pathological process in tau-related neurodegeneration.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Effects of cinnamon extract on glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylation of tau
Scientists tested if cinnamon extract can reduce a harmful modification of a brain protein linked to Alzheimer’s, and they found it did — in lab-grown human cells that were engineered to make that protein and the enzyme that modifies it.
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