2023-08-21 09:50:07
apples and herbs
What have Australian scientists discovered? By studying the process at the origin of the destruction of the “communication cables” necessary for the proper functioning of the brain, nerve fibers called axons, they wondered “if natural products present in food could stabilize these axons and prevent their rupture”, and therefore slow down brain degeneration, explains Professor Roger Pocock, lead author of the study.
And so they found that ursolic acid, a molecule found in apples and certain aromatic herbs (basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano and sage) seemed to help slow the destruction of axons. How ? “We discovered that ursolic acid causes the activation of a gene that produces a specific type of fat. This particular fat also prevented axon fragility as the animals aged by improving axon transport, and therefore overall health.”
An observation which would therefore concern the fetus during pregnancy, and the next generation: “This is the first time that it has been demonstrated that a lipid is hereditary”, enthuses Professor Pocock. “A mother’s diet can affect not only the brains of her offspring, but also subsequent generations,” he continues. Promising results, at least in the nematode, which remain to be confirmed in humans.
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