Alzheimer's plaques can be combatted using a combination of functional ingredients.
Protein plaques formed during the progress of Alzheimer's disease could be targeted using a combination of functional ingredients.
Nutraceutical business magazine Nutraingredients.com notes a study conducted at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
Researchers looked into curcumin - which is derived from turmeric - and vitamin D3 as two functional ingredients used together.
They found that the pair can help to ease the presence of beta amyloid deposits in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers.
"We hope that vitamin D3 and curcumin, both naturally occurring nutrients, may offer new preventive and treatment possibilities for Alzheimer's disease," UCLA's Dr Milan Fiala tells the nutraceutical business publication.
More than 13 million people worldwide could stand to benefit from the findings, as amyloid plaques are one of the causes of loss of cognitive function for Alzheimer's patients.
Dr Fiala's areas of specialism include Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory pathogenesis, virus penetration and blood-brain barrier physiology.
