Consumption of coffee every day may help delay progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study on the issue of the Journal of Azheimer's Disease,
online edition. Drinking coffee has previously been linked with shrinking the risk of developing Alzheimer's.
Some researchers from the University of South Florida study 55 rats that had been genetically engineered to develop symptoms of insanity which is similar to Alzheimer's symptoms when the animalis elderly.
Alzheimer's occurs when abnormal lump of sticky protein in the brain called beta-amyloid "piled up to form plaque, thus damaging kofnitif function.
Half the animals were given daily doses of caffeine in their drinking water, while the other half continued to drink plain water.
At the end of a two-month study, all mice that drank caffeine showed the results are far better in memory and thinking ability than rats given plain water. Animal memory is as sharp as the older healthy mice without the madness.
The study found that caffeine is cut by half the excessive blood and the level of "beta amyloid in the brain of the rat.
"The new findings provide evidence that caffeine could be 'therapy' is active for Alzheimer's disease, which has been attacked, and not just as a protection strategy," said lead researcher, Gary Arendash, a neuroscientist from the University of South Florida.
"That's important because caffeine is a drug that is safe for most people. The substance easily enter the brain. And seems to directly affect the disease process," said Arendash as reported China's official news agency, Xinhua.
The researchers hope that caffeine can be a safe treatment for the disease and less costly loss of memory and want to do experiments on human patients as soon as possible.
One study in 2002 found that people who consumed caffeine in their middle age have a risk of 60 percent less likely to develop the disease.
The researchers hope that caffeine can be a safe treatment for the disease and less costly loss of memory and want to do experiments on human patients as soon as possible.
One study in 2002 found that people who consumed caffeine in their middle age have a risk of 60 percent less likely to develop the disease.
