Monday § July 6, 2009
A Possible Link Between Anti-Oxidant Effects of Caffeine and Reversal of Symptoms of Dementia
Should patients with cognitive impairment be given caffeine supplements to stave off the typical short term cognitive deficits seen symptomatically with the disease? Well, while the jury is still out on that count, there’s no denying that for us coffee achievers on a Monday morning after a long holiday weekend, the news of this study is somewhat compelling.
Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer’s disease, US scientists say. The Florida research, carried out on mice, also suggested caffeine hampered the production of the protein plaques which are the hallmark of the disease.
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