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A type of cinnamon called Ceylon cinnamon might break apart abnormal protein clumps in the brain that are linked to Alzheimer’s disease, and change what these clumps look like under a microscope.
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Cinnamon Extract Inhibits Tau Aggregation Associated with Alzheimer's Disease In Vitro
Cross-Sectional Study
In Vitro
2009The study found that Ceylon cinnamon extract can break apart abnormal tau protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s disease in lab tests, just like the claim says.
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