New Hope for Vitamin E: Supplements May Slow Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
For patients with mild to moderate forms of the neurodegenerative disorder, a daily dose of 2,000 IUs of vitamin E safely and effectively slowed the functional decline of Alzheimer’s, according to the study published in JAMA.The latest study shows vitamin E may have more benefits than memory drugs in combating the disease.
Researchers from the Minneapolis VA Health Care System split a group of 613 Alzheimer’s patients at 14 Veterans Affairs medical centers into three groups. One group got the dosage of vitamin E, another received the drug memantine–which can preserve nerve function in patients with Alzheimer’s–and a third group got a placebo./.../
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