Model: 5xFAD mouse model for Alzheimer’s disease 
Dosage: Oral administration of 457 mg/kg/day of glucosamine for 2 weeks

Supplementing with glucosamine, a compound found in our cartilage, increases the risk of mortality from dementia in certain individuals while also worsening memory in mice that model dementia. 

Study led by Dr. Ramon Sun on the far right (image: mbi.ufl.edu). 

Brain &amp; Neurons

Model: Old male mice
Dosage: 100 mg/kg/day of ALA administered in drinking water

Restoring the naturally occurring antioxidant, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), to the gut wall rejuvenates stem cells and counters age-related gut degeneration in mice and human models. 

Images of miniature intestines developed from intestinal stem cells. 

Aging &amp; Longevity

Participants: Older adults (ages 60 to 80) with mild cognitive impairment 
Dosage: 320 mg/day of anthocyanin capsules for 24 weeks

Anthocyanin, a compound found in berries, reduces inflammation and heart disease markers in older adults at risk for dementia.  

Lead author of the study, Dr. Miguel Germán Borda (image: noticias.cun.es).

Cardiovascular

Aging Guru Bryan Johnson’s Supplement List for 2026

Changes to Bryan Johnson’s latest supplement stack include taking NMN or NR six days a week, rather than seven, and eliminating the use of rapamycin.

(Bryan Johnson, who utilizes a continuously updated protocol to slow aging and optimize his body | Netflix)

Changes to Bryan Johnson’s updated 2026 supplement stack include taking NMN or NR six days a week instead of seven and removing rapamycin.

Mitochondria-Made Molecule Reverses Memory Loss with Advanced Age

A naturally occurring compound, α-lipoic acid, helped elderly mice think like younger mice by restoring energy balance and calming brain inflammation, according to Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University researchers.

(Alpha-lipoic acid’s molecular structure | Sasha’s of Saratoga)

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