Today's Geeky Science: Curry prevents Alzheimers, so does Nicotine!

I tried to find Thom's article about curry for curing alzheimers and cancer but cant find it. 

Coincidentally, yesterday I was surprised that Nicotine can also prevent alzheimers. Smokers have a much lower incidence of alzheimers than non-smokers. So now they are using nicotine patches for seniors suspected of getting alzheimers.

Neuroscientists discover nicotine could play role in Alzheimer's disease therapy

October 13, 2010

A team of neuroscientists has discovered important new information in the search for an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, the debilitating neurological disorder that afflicts more than 5.3 million Americans and is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. Hey-Kyoung Lee, associate professor in the University of Maryland Department of Biology, and her research team have shown that they may be able to eliminate debilitating side effects caused by a promising Alzheimer's drug by stimulating the brain's nicotine receptors....... more>

http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-10-neuroscientists-nicotine-role-alzheimers-disease.html