Via EurekAlert!, more on calorie restriction (CR) and Alzheimer's disease (AD): ''The present study strengthens the possibility that CR may exert beneficial effects on delaying the onset of AD-amyloid brain neuropathology in humans, similar to that observed in squirrel monkey and rodent models of AD ... The researchers found that ~30% calorie ...

ScienCentral follows up on research into calorie restriction and neurodegeneration: ''Calorie-restriction - consuming 30-percent fewer calories than normal - is the only scientifically proven way to slow the process of aging in organisms ranging from yeast to mammals. Now a new study in mice shows that through a similar mechanism, calorie ...