Could This Vitamin Slow Brain Aging and Ward Off Alzheimer’s?

A form of vitamin B3, and precursor to NAD+, may play a key role in modifying neurodegenerative diseases and protecting brain health in adults.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The trace nutrient nicotinamide riboside (NR), a precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and a form of vitamin B3, may help slow brain aging

• NR may help to boost levels of NAD+, which typically declines in the brain with age, leading to metabolic and cellular dysfunction

• The NAD+ precursor niacinamide is also beneficial, but…