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Researchers (nhà nghiên cứu) have suggested (gợi ý) in a recent study that hop flower extracts found in beer could hold the key to preventing Alzheimer’s which is a common form of dementia (bệnh mất trí nhớ).

Hops generally act as stabilizing agents (chất ổn định) in all beers. For their study, researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca tested four common varieties of hop flower extracts to determine whether they would help to prevent brain protein clumping affiliated with Alzheimer’s.

The Hop varieties put to test included Cascade, Saaz, Tettnang, and Summit which the researchers exposed to amyloid proteins and human nerve cells (tế bào thần kinh người).

What their findings revealed was that they were able to block amyloid beta proteins from clumping around cells. In addition, they contain antioxidant properties believed to protect cells in the body.

Hop extracts in beer also triggered a renewal process called autophagic pathways. That is where the body breaks down and reuses old cell parts to increase efficiency.

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