Frankfurt: It has long been proven that people who follow a Mediterranean diet and
keep physically and mentally active are less likely to suffer from
dementia. Olives in particular appear to play a key role in this regard.
But just what are the substances contained in these small, oval fruit
that are so valuable? This is what a Hessen-based group of researchers
from the Goethe University Frankfurt, the Technical University (TU) of
Darmstadt and Darmstadt company N-Zyme BioTec GmbH intends to find out.
The three-year project “NeurOliv” has a project volume of 1.3 million
Euros and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as
part of the high-tech initiative "KMU-innovativ Biochance".
