On November 24, 2019, Aging Cell published research by AFAR expert Domenico Praticò, MD, that explores how consuming olive oil improves brain activity and memory while decreasing the accumulation of tau, reducing the risk of dementia.
Dr. Praticò is a 1997 and 1999 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty recipient. He is also a Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation Chair for Alzheimer’s Research, a Professor of Pharmacology, a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and a Professor and Director of the Alzheimer’s Center at Temple University.
Read the research, “Extra virgin olive oil improves synaptic activity, short-term plasticity, memory, and neuropathology in a tauopathy model,” here.
\Read a related article on the research in Forbes, “New Study Suggests Extra Virgin Olive Oil May Fight Toxic Proteins From Accumulating In The Brain,” here.
