Red wine rescues from Alzheimer's

Contained in red wine chemical can be used to treat such ailments as diabetes, dementia, and heart disease. Scientists from the US have found out how this stuff keeps us healthy.

It is a natural phytoalexin Resveratrol Which is contained in certain plant foods including red wine. It has long been known to science that Resveratrol   prolongs life, repeating in this context the effect of low-calorie diet. But until recently, scientists did not understand exactly how this substance causes bursts of energy in the cells, which affect our health so positively.

Now the question is answered. US researchers believe that Resveratrol   It causes cells require extra energy, which stimulates the production of the required proteins. This discovery can be used as the basis of new treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, both by directly resveratrol and other agents working on a similar principle.

"Although you can get resveratrol with a red wine to extract the required dose need to drink 700 bottles, - says Dr. Andrew Murray of the University of Cambridge. - Therefore, should not expect to be treated with alcohol. The results of this study are important in the sense that now science understand the effect of resveratrol on the cell. This means that you can create many different medications, echoing a similar effect. "

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