Thread: Mannitol may have PD benefit
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Old 04-08-2013, 05:58 AM
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Default Mannitol may have PD benefit
Mannitol is a zero calorie sweetener used in gum and hard candy. According to this article, it has a positive effect in Fruit Fly PD by making the protein strands in dopamine neurons less sticky.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0407090737.htm
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