So yesterday while just doing a general search I came across an old bit of news and a new clinical trial that I was surprised I had not previously uncovered. First the study:
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Effective treatment of mitochondrial myopathy by nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin B3
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
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In the study researchers cured mice that had a genetically caused disorder that impacts the brain in much the same way many ataxic brains are impacted, and they did so by feeding the mice Niagen . . . not niacicn or nicotinamide . . . but nicotinamide RIBOSIDE, otherwise known as Niagen.
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That's interesting right, but once again if only I were a mouse life would be great, but wait . . . there's more.
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That idea has now been taken to the clinic and is about to be studied in humans:
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Nicotinamide Riboside and Mitochondrial Biogenesis
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show...
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So looks like pretty soon we should get some very interesting data on what NR can and can't do in HUMANS! Also interesting is that the dosage will be 10 mg/kg taken twice daily which for me would be about 1300 mg per day total. (Currently I'm taking 375 mg twice a day or 750 mg total.)
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Anyways, for those that don't follow my posts regularly here is a link to a more complete discussion of Niagen:
