Millions of people suffer from dementia. It’s a cruel disease for both victims and their loved ones. There’s much medical evidence that moderate drinking lowers dementia risk. Free Cognitive Quizzes! Three Minute Self-Test. Mini-Mental Status. The Study Researchers studied 3,069 adults. They were aged 75 years and older without dementia when enrolled. At the start …
Can simply the belief that you have had alcohol affect your memory of an event? We know that alcohol and memory are linked. But so are water and memory! Alcohol and Memory vs Water and Memory People who think they are drinking alcohol don’t perform as well as others on memory tests. Even when they’re …
Some people drink to forget. But it might be smarter sometimes to drink to remember. Researchers have long studied intoxication and memory. But the findings can conflict with “common sense.” Intoxication and Memory Study A study of witnesses illustrates this. It shows that witnesses to a crime who drink afterward remembered details better than sober …
Alcohol and dementia risk. Can moderate drinking reduce the risk? Alcohol and Dementia Risk Researchers conducted a study of 3,069 community living adults. They were aged 75 years and older. All were in the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study (GEMS). That’s a federal research project. It reported a strong link between moderate drinking and lower …
