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People who have embraced a specific ancient Chinese medicine to boost their memory skills have been told that it gives no such benefits by a recent study.

The University of Pittsburgh studied 3,000 volunteers between the ages of 72 and 96, with each taking either ginkgo biloba tablets or placebo pills two times a day in order to assess their abilities of sustaining memory.

It was hoped that it would be proven to be true that ginkgo was able to prevent memory loss or associated issues in those with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other brain injuries.

Dr Beth Snitz, the research leader, explained: "Ginkgo biloba is marketed widely and used with the hope of improving, preventing or delaying cognitive impairment associated with ageing and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease."

However, she continued: "We find no evidence that ginkgo biloba slows the rate of cognitive decline in older adults."

Despite this, a study earlier this year at Medizinische Universitat Wien in Vienna discovered that ginkgo can affect pathomechanisms relevant to dementia, including mitochondrial dysfunction, insulin resistance and hypoperfusion, according to foodconsumer.org.

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