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or 978-934-3224 Nutrients in Apples Improve Memory and Learning
* M E D I A A D V I S O R Y * TODAY - MARCH 4, 2004 WHAT: UMass
Lowell Prof. Thomas Shea will release the results of his new
research which indicates that eating apples and drinking apple
juice may protect brain health and mental acuity throughout
life. Shea's animal studies show that apple juice protects
against Alzheimer's-like cell damage and maintains brain
performance. WHERE: MIL Conference Center, Wannalancit Mills,
600 Suffolk St., Lowell WHY: At the press conference, Shea will
detail his studies which showed that mice on diets augmented
with apple juice tended to perform better on maze tests and had
less oxidative brain damage than control groups. His research
suggests that the antioxidant potential of apple juice was
responsible for the beneficial effects. The findings of Shea,
who is director of the University's Center for Cellular
Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Researc