Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds
>Because curcumin's anti-inflammatory properties may protect the brain from neurodegeneration<p>My very first question was: Please provide a possible physiological pathway for this. I'm so glad it was answered in the very first sentence. So many of these "Superfood does X" studies are just trials with 10 people over a month, with no explanation as to __how__ it could possibly happen. It significantly increases the skepticism I have whenever something like this comes up<p>I also did not know Turmeric had anti-inflammatory properties. I guess I have reading to do.<p>Also interesting that they used (what seems to be) a name brand supplement instead of Turmeric