The MDMA metabolite, S-(+)- MDA, elicits more stereotypic behavior and is an even more potent neurotoxin than the parent drug. MDA destroys serotonin-producing neurons which play a direct role in regulating aggression, mood, sexual activity, sleep, and sensitivity to pain.
A new study out of the University of Kansas Medical Center claims that it does. Drinking three glasses of milk a day, the researchers argue, fights dementia by providing you with higher levels of an antioxidant called glutathione, which protects your brain cells.
They aren't interchangeable. Alzheimer's Disease and dementia are two very different things. The difference between dementia and Alzheimer's is that Alzheimer's is a type of dementia. Dementia is a symptom and can be caused by other disorders aside from Alzheimer's. Dementia is an impairment of thinking and memory that interferes with a person's ability to do things which he or she previously was able to do.