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Scientists have found that a spicy ingredient in curry could be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, the Daily Mail reported.

Tests on fruit flies with a nervous disorder similar to the neurodegenerative illness found that those given curcumin -- the key chemical in turmeric used in everything from mild Kormas to the hottest Vindaloos -- lived 75 percent longer.

Previous research has found that Alzheimer's affects just one percent of people over the age of 65 living in some Indian villages.

Drugs with similar properties to curcumin could potentially be used as preventative treatments.

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常吃咖喱預防老年癡呆

?????? 據英國《每日郵報》報道，科學家發現，咖喱中的一種辛辣成分也許可以有效治療老年癡呆癥。

???????對患有精神功能紊亂（類似于神經組織退化性疾病）的果蠅進行實驗表明，那些被注射了姜黃素的果蠅壽命延長了75%。從味道溫和的科爾馬斯咖喱到超辣的賓達魯咖喱，都含有從姜黃中提取的這種主要化學物。

???????先前研究發現，在印度，一些村落的65歲以上老人得老年癡呆癥的人數僅有1%。

???????含有類似姜黃素成分的藥品可以用于老年癡呆癥的預防性治療。

(China.org.cn February 17, 2012)