Unlike some of the promising treatments that have failed in 2017 that deal with the so - called «amyloid hypothesis» (the treatments target amyloid beta deposits in the
brain that accumulate in people with Alzheimer's disease), approaches that try to prevent
nerve cells from dying wouldn't have any impact on that buildup.
The research also showed that
unlike TPA, which lessens clotting in the
brain's blood vessels, the turmeric compound has a direct protective impact on
nerve cells in the
brain.