Japanese cosmetic manufacturer FANCL has announced that its research group has discovered the effectiveness of pre-germinated brown rice against Alzheimer’s disease in collaboration with Meijo University Professor Makoto Ukai. Based on their animal experiments, they have confirmed that there is a possibility that a continuous intake of brown rice effectively inhibits learning and memory deficits induced by beta-amyloid protein. Beta-amyloid protein is considered one of the factors to cause Alzheimer’s dementia. Detailed research results will be discussed in the forthcoming July 1 issue of “Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin,” which is published by the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.
