20 April 2009

[Wales] Daffodils to Help Make Alzheimer's Treatment Affordable

Daffodils grown in the Welsh mountains help to make Alzheimer's treatments affordable, follow this link for a video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8008445.stm

re-posted from BBC.co.uk

Daffodil crops, which are rich in a chemical that is thought to slow the progress of Alzheimer's Disease, are being grown in the Welsh mountains.

Producing the drug from daffodils may make the treatment cheaper.

Jeremy Cooke reports.


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