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Iron
Deficiency May Contribute to Alzheimer's Damage
(NY, Reuters-Health, 11/4/02)
Lab experiments conducted by Dr. Bruce Ames of the
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute in California
and team, show that interfering with the production of heme, a
form of iron critical to cell functioning, causes cells to
degenerate and to produce abnormal proteins: this phenomenon
parallels the death of brain cells and formation of deposits
in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. While this research is
very preliminary, the researchers suggest taking a
multivitamin with iron as an "insurance pill." |
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