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Research: Antioxidants in native potatoes to prevent Alzheimer's
Researcher Ximena Silveyra of the Institute of Biological Research in Mar del Plata, Argentina, carries out the project that studies the protective effect of neurons of molecules present in potato.Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative ailment that has no cure yet and whose prevalence increases in the population of older adults.In countries such as Argentina, where there are a large number of older people, due to the increase in life expectancy, the problem is similar to that of developed countries but without the health resources or economy of the latter, explains the specialist. In this sense, research such as that carried out by Silveyra, which seeks to prevent such ailments, becomes essential.In addition to the direct benefit in patients, any action that helps delay the onset of severe stages of Alzheimer's disease or internalization of patients represents great savings in the direct and indirect costs associated with patient care.
The project also poses an added benefit to the regional and national economy, where the use of bioactive compounds isolated from potato is proposed.Silveyra's line of research is to study the neuroprotective effect of antioxidant bioactive compounds obtained from different potato varieties on an in vitro model of Alzheimer'sdisease. That is, generate a supplement that helps prevent a type of Alzehimer from Andean and commercial potatoes.Graduated potatoes.news/science-and-education/research-antioxidants...
Research: Antioxidants in native potatoes to prevent Alzheimer's
Researcher Ximena Silveyra of the Institute of Biological Research in Mar del Plata, Argentina, carries out the project that studies the protective effect of neurons of molecules present in potato.Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative ailment that has no cure yet and whose prevalence increases in the population of older adults.In countries such as Argentina, where there are a large number of older people, due to the increase in life expectancy, the problem is similar to that of developed countries but without the health resources or economy of the latter, explains the specialist. In this sense, research such as that carried out by Silveyra, which seeks to prevent such ailments, becomes essential.In addition to the direct benefit in patients, any action that helps delay the onset of severe stages of Alzheimer's disease or internalization of patients represents great savings in the direct and indirect costs associated with patient care.
The project also poses an added benefit to the regional and national economy, where the use of bioactive compounds isolated from potato is proposed.Silveyra's line of research is to study the neuroprotective effect of antioxidant bioactive compounds obtained from different potato varieties on an in vitro model of Alzheimer'sdisease. That is, generate a supplement that helps prevent a type of Alzehimer from Andean and commercial potatoes.Graduated potatoes.news/science-and-education/research-antioxidants...