Dierssen, Mara

Mara Dierssen, MD, PhD, Senior Scientist at the Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases. She focuses on understanding cognitive and behavioral deviations in intellectual disabilities.

Mega Green Tea Extract to Treat Fragile X?

Hannah Maria Miles de la Torre, Rafael • Dierssen, Mara • Research Updates August 22, 2018February 12, 2019Alzheimer's, estrogen, NIH

Green tea is thought to have many benefits, particularly in cognitive function. In 2012-14, FRAXA Research Foundation funded a clinical trial to assess the effects of EGCG (green tea extract) on cognitive function in adults with FXS. Drs. Rafael de la Torre and Mara Dierssen Sotos, principal researchers in Barcelona, Spain, reported memory, attention, and mental flexibility improvements.

Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Mega Green Tea Extract in Fragile X Syndrome

FRAXA Research Foundation 2012 Grants • 2013 Grants • 2014 Grants • Biomarkers • Centre for Genomic Regulation • Clinical • de la Torre, Rafael • Dierssen, Mara • Has Results • Research Grant Results • Trials and Studies September 13, 2014March 9, 2020estrogen, mTOR

With a $124,000 grant from the FRAXA Research Foundation from 2012-2014, Dr. Mara Dierssen and Dr. Rafael de la Torre conducted preclinical studies in Fragile X knockout mice and a clinical trial in Fragile X patients using Mega Green Tea Extract, which contains 45% by weight epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).