Natural Alzheimer's-fighting compound created inexpensively in lab
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have developed the first practical method to create a compound called huperzine A in the lab. The compound, which occurs naturally in a species of moss found in China, is an enzyme inhibitor that has been used to treat Alzheimer's disease in China since the late 1990s and is sold in the US as a dietary supplement to help maintain memory.