5 Cups a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Along the lines of “I can find a study that contradicts any study you can find”…

Don’t Forget Your Coffee

 New research suggests caffeine significantly decreased abnormal levels of the protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease in mice.

Attention all java junkies…there may be less pressure to kick the habit now. That’s because new research suggests caffeine significantly decreased abnormal levels of the protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease saw their memory impairment reversed when they were given a lot of caffeine—the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day—according to University of South Florida researchers at the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Published recently in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, two studies show caffeine significantly decreased abnormal levels of the protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, both in the brains and in the blood of mice exhibiting symptoms of the disease. The researchers say that both studies build upon previous research that revealed caffeine in early adulthood prevented the onset of memory problems in mice bred to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms in old age….

The rest of the story: http://www.burrillreport.com/article-1551.html

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