Memory impairment in mice reduced by soy derivate that can enter the brain intact

In a study that could give a literal meaning to the phrase “food for thought,” researchers from Kyushu University in Japan have reported that a protein fragment that makes its way into the brain after being ingested can reduce memory degradation in mice treated to simulate Alzheimer’s disease.

Derived by breaking apart the proteins in soybeans, the memory-effecting molecule is…