Overview
Daily consumption of one of the forms of Vitamin B3, the Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), energizes the body and combats cellular aging. This study is designed to test whether NR can also improve brain health and memory.
Description
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that restoration of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) levels with Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) in older adults will improve neurovascular coupling (NVC) responses and micro- and macrovascular endothelial function. This hypothesis will be tested by assessing the effects of treatment with oral NR (1g/day per os for 8 weeks) or placebo (8 weeks) in community dwelling older adults (60-85 years of age).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥60 and ≤85 years of age
- Adequate hearing and visual acuity to participate in the examinations
- Ability to read and write in English
- Competence to provide informed consent.
- Mini-Mental State Exam score ≥24
Exclusion Criteria:
- Vision or hearing impairment that would impair the ability to complete study assessments
- Active CNS disease including multiple sclerosis, uncontrolled seizures, active brain cancer
- Cerebrovascular accident other than TIA within 60 days prior to Visit 0
- Major psychiatric disease, including major depression not currently controlled on medications, alcohol or drug abuse
- Abnormal kidney function (creatinine >2mg/dL or EGFR <30mL/min) by most recent labs within 6 months prior to Visit 0
- Elevated liver enzymes (AST and/or ALT above x2 upper limit of normal) by most recent labs within 6 months prior to Visit 0
- Treatment with other NAD enhancers (Nicotinamide riboside or nicotinamide mononucleotide) within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
- Any other medical condition which, in the opinion of investigator, would render the patient inappropriate or too unstable to complete the study protocol