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Researcher Can a single drug revise the damage of age-related diseases?
Would not it be wonderful if a pill would turn back the internal clock and thereby reverse old-age diseases? Researchers claim that there may soon be a dietary supplement pill that shows similar effects. The pill is able to reverse or mitigate the damage done by dementia and other age-related diseases. According to the researchers, is planned to bring the alleged "miracle pill" already in two years on the market.
The researchers found in the so-called McMaster University study that a pill can undo the damage already done by dementia and other age-related diseases. The drug is based on a blend of thirty vitamins and minerals that are already widely used in health food stores and are usually taken as a dietary supplement. McMaster University scientists published their findings in the journal "Molecular Mutagenesis".
Researchers seem to have discovered a kind of fountain of youth. The compilation of about 30 different pill supplements could help older people with neuro-degenerative diseases. (Image: Gina Sanders / fotolia.com) Ingredients of the avoidable "miracle pill"
Lead author Professor Jennifer Lemon explained that the early tests of the formula, which contains common ingredients such as vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, folic acid, green tea extract and cod liver oil, are truly dramatic. This new nutritional supplement pill may be able to "avert negative effects of old age". The ingredients contained are usually available commercially everywhere. The new "miracle pill" just contains "all positive supplements in a product," says the scientist. The pill will someday "slow down the progression of catastrophic neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's," speculates the researcher.
Dietary supplement brings notable improvements
The current study was conducted on mice. The animals suffered from the widespread loss of more than half of their brain cells. This loss affects several areas of the brain in old age. "The effects are quite similar to those of a severe Alzheimer's disease," say the doctors. If the test animals were fed on foods containing small amounts of the new supplement over a period of several months, a notable improvement was observed, the experts explain.
Pill improves the vision, balance, motor skills and sense of smell of the test mice
Over time, the new "super pill" completely eliminated the previously occurring cognitive decline triggered by the severe loss of brain cells. "We now hope that this form of supplementation can compensate for the negative effects of some very serious diseases," explain the authors. "This would then ultimately improve the quality of life of those affected significantly," explains the main author Prof. Lemon McMaster University. The scientists also found an improvement in the vision, balance and motor function of the animals. In addition, the dietary supplement also improved the sense of smell of the mice. The loss of the sense of smell is often associated with neurological diseases, the researchers add.
Next phase tests "miracle pill" on people with neurodegenerative diseases
The next step is to test the supplement to humans. So should be checked whether the positive effect persists or possibly side effects occur. The new test phase is expected to be achieved within the next two years. "First, the drug is being tested on people who already suffer from so-called neurodegenerative diseases," the scientists explain. Research suggests that there is tremendous potential for helping the supplement pill to people suffering from some catastrophic neurological conditions, explains Professor Lemon. Whether the pill actually does that remains questionable. Already often so-called "super pills" were advertised, which did not keep what their inventors promised. (As)