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Severe effects of Parkinson's disease help prevent caffeine
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Researches of the scientists spent earlier, have shown, that caffeine positively influences a brain: protects brain cells from damages and improves memory. In addition, scientists have found that people who drink a couple cups of coffee a day, the probability of developing Parkinson's disease is significantly reduced (by 40%).
Already, many pharmaceutical companies are already working on medicines that could increase the effectiveness of caffeine and already in this area there are certain achievements, and, quite high. It is known that one of the pharmaceutical companies already has permission to release such a drug, which has already been tested by specialists from the United States. The biggest problem in the development of a new drug is to achieve the maximum effect on the brain with minimal side effects (insomnia, anxiety, etc.).
A professor at the University of Boston suggests that caffeine is able to maximally positively influence the cognitive activity of a person. More than sixty species of plants in their composition contain caffeine, which almost immediately after consumption penetrates into the brain and begins to act. The assimilation of such caffeine occurs with the help of receptors that react with a substance acting as a braking system of the brain - adenosine. Preventing the absorption of adenosine and blocking the receptors of the brain, caffeine clears up thoughts, which makes it so popular.
At least five studies conducted in this area have shown that coffee helps reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. As a result of experiments on rodents, it was found that caffeine supports nerve cells and protects them from damage.
However, it is worth noting that caffeine does not work at all equally and has a number of side effects: increased blood pressure, insomnia, depression, irritability, nausea, trembling in the hands.
The Parkinson's disease destroys the brain regions responsible for motor activity. With the progression of the disease, speech, movement coordination is disrupted. It is for this reason that pharmaceutical companies have focused on studying how caffeine affects the areas of the brain responsible for a person's ability to move. It is assumed that the new drug will act much more efficiently than, caffeine, which we get with food or drinks.
The goal of pharmacologists is to improve the motor activity of a person with Parkinson's disease, who are already taking medications to combat severe tremor and numbness. The present drugs, which are used for patients with Parkinson, lose their effectiveness with time, besides they have a number of side effects that patients are hard to tolerate.
Scientists have long been studying the effect of coffee on the human body. Previously, experts after a series of studies found that coffee with sugar can improve memory. It is sweet coffee that can restore the processes in the brain that are associated with memory and promote concentration.
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