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Vitamin B3 has been found to prevent memory loss in test subjects with Alzheimer's disease, according to new research from UC Irvine.

It appears that Nicotinamide (a form of B3) acts to significantly lower levels of the protein that leads to the development of tangles, one of the two brain lesions of Alzheimer's.

The vitamin also strengthened microtubules, the connections of brain cells that information travels along, and helps to keep the neurons alive.

"Microtubules are like highways inside cells.

(University of California - Irvine) A unique telephone-counseling intervention not only improved the quality of life for cervical cancer survivors but also altered associated stress-related effects on their immune systems, a UC Irvine study has found.