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Male: Good afternoon. I'm standing here in front of the docks at the
Friday Harbor Laboratories, just off of Puget Sound in Washington State. At least that's
where my producer Ryan has me projected today. This is where the research on Prevagen all
began back in the 1960s. In 1962, a group of Princeton researchers came to this very
spot and noticed a very interesting observation in the ocean: jellyfish. Actually, glow-in-the-dark
jellyfish.
These glow-in-the-dark jellyfish were found to be the resource that has really led to
the biggest advancement in brain health in the past 50 years. That's the invention and
the development of Prevagen. These little sea creatures contain a very important protein
that turns out can help our brains work better. Now jellyfish, although different from humans,
have a lot in common with us. Their nervous system, actually, is very similar in how it
works and operates on a day-to-day basis. They're very simple. They can't technically
think— [0:01:00]
or talk, and they can hardly even swallow. But jellyfish and their
nervous system provided the perfect proving ground to show that the little protein found
in them that helps them glow in the dark can now help us with our thinking and our memory.
The research on this particular type of protein continued on for several decades. And the
original researchers that demonstrated improved how the jellyfish could glow in the dark won
the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2008.
Their work has also allowed us to go forward and demonstrate that the same protein that
helps the jellyfish glow in the dark can help us with our memory and our cognition. We've
demonstrated in clinical trials that by taking this protein on a daily basis, you can actually
think more clearly, you can remember more, you can make better decisions, and you can
even stay better attentive to topics that otherwise would be boring for you. This little
protein has a very special purpose in the human brain. It helps to regulate how the
brain processes information. [0:02:00]
It actually helps regulate the entire balance of the brain cells
themselves. By keeping the brain cells better balanced by adding this protein, we've demonstrated
in our laboratory studies that you can increase the survivability of those brain cells. We've
demonstrated in human and canine clinical trials that when this is taken on a regular
daily basis, you can see improvements in focus, attentiveness, short-term memory, decision
making, executive function, motor skills, and so on.
The results of our clinical trials are available online. They've been peer reviewed and published.
They've also been presented at international neuroscience symposia. We're very excited
to talk about this history today, everything from Puget Sound to Walgreens to CVS and Rite
Aid—the three largest pharmacies in the world that carry Prevagen. Prevagen is also
available at your local health food stores and retailers, as well as in Vitamin Shoppe
stores. And certainly go to our— [0:03:00]
website at Prevagen.com to learn more or to place your order
today. Thank you for listening. I'm Mark Underwood. [0:03:07]
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