- Aging can cause cognitive decline due to changes that happen in our brain cells; however, it is not clear how much of this is intrinsic or due to diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
- In order to improve energy metabolism in the brain, a group of scientists looked at the effect of supplementing a group of adults with a form of vitamin B3.
- The researchers found that the supplement nicotinamide riboside was converted into a molecule involved in energy metabolism in neurons.