The bacteria from Easter Island to cure Alzheimer's disease

Mystic bacterium discovered by scientists in the ground near the ancient statues on Easter Island, can be the basis for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, it is effective in the treatment of depression.

In the soil of Easter Island, scientists were able to find a natural cure for one of the most feared age-related diseases of mankind is not amenable to any treatment. In the course of experiments on mice, the drug rapamycin, established on the basis of this bacterium was able to effectively slow down the age-related mental decline.

Bacteria found in the shadow of the famous statues of Rapa Nui (Easter Island Polynesian name), which is thousands of miles from the nearest land, lost in the Pacific Ocean. Rapamycin   already used to help patients who have undergone transplantation through. The drug prevents rejection of transplanted organs.

Now, in the Journal of Neuroscience reported that Rapamycin   is effective in improving learning processes, as well as the fight against cognitive decline. Researchers from the University of Texas believe that the medicine may be used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

"We were able to teach the younger mice and they remembered better than their relatives, are not treated with rapamycin, - says Professor Veronica Galvan. - Among older rodent diet to include rapamycin pushed the normal for their age, reduced mental activity."

Moreover, rapamycin was also a potent antidepressant. He gave find themselves in a quandary mice new powers without letting them give up and continue to seek a way making.

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