6000 x 4000 px | 50,8 x 33,9 cm | 20 x 13,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
16. Januar 2026
Ort:
London, England, UK.
Weitere Informationen:
Along with other members of the amaryllis family, snowdrops contain a chemical called galanthamine which inhibits the breakdown of acetylcholine in the brain. This can improve the brain’s function in people living with dementia and a prescription drug named “galantamine” is widely used in the UK and worldwide for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Galanthamine was first discovered in G. nivalis in 1947 by Russian scientists although they also used G. woronowii (a form native to the Caucasus) to determine its chemical structure. It works by blocking the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, one of the chemical messengers that allow signals to pass around between nerve cells as we learn, think and move. First used to treat paralytic conditions such as polio, work on galantamine for dementia began in the 1990s and it was only licensed for that use in 1997 in Europe and 2001 in the USA
