Can cinnamon stop brain gunk in Alzheimer's?
Cinnamon Extract Inhibits Tau Aggregation Associated with Alzheimer's Disease In Vitro
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Cinnamon extract altered the shape of tau filaments taken directly from Alzheimer’s patient brains.
Most lab compounds only work on synthetic tau—this worked on real human disease material, which is rare and unexpected.
Practical Takeaways
Do not consume large amounts of cinnamon expecting Alzheimer’s prevention.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Cinnamon extract altered the shape of tau filaments taken directly from Alzheimer’s patient brains.
Most lab compounds only work on synthetic tau—this worked on real human disease material, which is rare and unexpected.
Practical Takeaways
Do not consume large amounts of cinnamon expecting Alzheimer’s prevention.
Publication
Journal
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Year
2009
Authors
Dylan W. Peterson, R. George, Francesca Scaramozzino, Nichole E Lapointe, R. Anderson, D. Graves, J. Lew
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Some natural compounds found in cinnamon might help stop harmful clumps in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s and also help the brain use sugar better for energy.
A tea made from Ceylon cinnamon might stop harmful clumps of a brain protein from forming in a test tube — these clumps are linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
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.
Adding cinnamon extract to a test tube with brain proteins and building blocks for cell structures doesn’t stop those proteins from doing their job of putting together the cell’s internal scaffolding.
A specific compound found in Ceylon cinnamon stops a harmful protein clump from forming in test tubes, which might be important for brain health.