Zeitschrift für Alzheimer-Krankheit und Parkinsonismus

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The Rationale of Using Coffee and Melatonin as an Alternative Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

Adryan Perez, Tianchen Li, Stephanie Hernandez, Renee Yilan Zhang and Chuanhai Cao

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease with no current cure. FDA approved drugs have been widely used to address symptoms of AD, but none have been successful in preventing or reversing its effects. As the prevalence of AD increases due to the increased lifespan of the population, it is becoming essential to discover new drugs or find alternative treatment approaches to overcome the potential toxicity induced by current medications. We have noted that coffee and melatonin can play a role in delaying disease onset and improving memory for AD patients. Once these independent discoveries were made, we tested the possibility of using them in combination as therapy for AD. In this review, we are going to summarize the results from various investigations testing caffeine, coffee, and melatonin and present a method for their combined use for maximum treatment efficacy against AD pathogenesis.