"a sticky problem"

it may be old news, but it's news to me.
and interesting, too.



"A research team led by HHMI international research scholar Peter St George-Hyslop of the University of Toronto has discovered that certain forms of the sugar alcohol inositol may rid the brain of amyloid beta plaques implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's is literally a sticky problem, in which small proteins, called amyloid beta, adhere to each other to form plaques in the brain. These masses cause the choking and death of neurons, resulting in behavioral changes and—Alzheimer's most notable symptom—memory loss."

you can read the rest of the article here.

so what in the cornbread hell is a sugar alcohol INOSITOL?

apparently, it's neither a sugar nor an alcohol and, "It is found in many foods, particularly in cereals with high bran content, nuts, beans, and fruit, especially cantaloupe melons and oranges."

if anyone is familiar with further info, i'd be interested to hear about it.
(that's all folks.)