A team is developing the memory-boosting strawberry shake containing a cocktail of brain nutrients found naturally in breast milk, which it claims would help stave off dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
The memory-boosting milkshake for Alzheimer’s patients could be available within two years, leading British newspaper the Daily Mail reported. In fact, tests have showed that taken once a day with breakfast, the strawberry shake significantly improves short- term memory among those in the early stages of the devastating Alzheimer’s disease.
The changes were apparent after only 12 weeks, providing “compelling evidence” of the drink’s potential, the scientists said.
Prof Wurtman of MIT, Boston, has pinpointed the compounds which work together to make new connections. The three key ingredients — omega-3 fatty acids, uridine and choline — are all found in breast milk.
For their study, the milky “cocktail” was tested in elderly men and women in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Half were given the ‘miracle milkshake’, while rest were given a substitute drink which lacked the key ingredients. They were then given a battery of memory tests. Results showed elders taking the milkshake were twice as likely to score better.