A spice takes on Alzheimer’s disease

From San Diego, at the Society for Neuroscience meeting

India has one of the lowest rates of Alzheimer’s disease in the world. A diet rich in curcumin, a spice used in yellow curry, may offer a potential explanation and a new therapy for the brain disorder, according to a new study.

Research over the past few years has documented that regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, significantly reduces a person’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease (SN: 8/12/00, p.