by Mohit Joshi Washington, June 28: A new study has revealed that cinnamon has the potential to prevent the degenerative brain disorder, Alzheimer''s disease, which affects at least one in eight Americans over the age of 65. A team of researchers from the Tel Aviv University (TAU) discovered `Ceppt', the cinnamon extract obtained from its bark that curbs the progression of Alzheimer''s. The team isolated CEppt by grinding cinnamon and extracting the substance into an aqueous buffer solution. They added this solution into the drinking water of mice that had been genetically altered to develop an aggressive form of Alzheimer''s and fruit flies that had been mutated with a human gene that also stimulated the disorder and shortened their lifespan. After four months, the researchers discovered that development of the disease had slowed significantly and the animals'' activity levels and longevity were comparable to that of their healthy peers. ...