Study: Moderate lifetime drinking may lead to lower Alzheimer-related beta amyloid deposits in the brain

Conclusions: In this study, we observed in middle- and old-aged individuals with neither dementia nor alcohol-related disorders that moderate lifetime alcohol intake was associated with lower cerebral AB deposition compared to a lifetime history of not drinking. Moderate lifetime alcohol intake may have a beneficial influence on AD by reducing pathological amyloid deposition rather than amyloid-independent neurodegeneration or cerebrovascular injury. The Study in Context: Report: 35% of worldwide dementia cases could be prevented by modifying these 9 modifiable risk factors Study: Drinking up to 5–8 glasses of wine or beer a week not seen to increase dementia risk Solving the Brain Fitness Puzzle Is the Key to Self-Empowered Aging Study challenges the “seductive” amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) To screen, or not to screen (for dementia), that is still the question
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