It's Friday: time to improve my memory
"There are human epidemiological data of others indicating that mild [to] moderate drinking may paradoxically improve cognition in people compared to abstention," says Maggie Kalev, a research fellow in molecular medicine and pathology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and a co-author [ with Matthew During, a professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine - JAQ] of an article in The Journal of Neuroscience describing results of a study she and other researchers performed on rats. "This is similar to a glass of wine protecting against heart disease, however the mechanism is different."
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Posted by: jeffrey smith
Posted on: October 5, 2007 09:40 PM
It may actually be simple. Mild to moderate drinking de-stresses. People who aren't stressed think better than people who are stressed. Ergo...
I suspect that you can find a medical study to back up any conclusion you want these days. The FDA came out with guidelines that say pregnant women should not eat more than 12 ozs. of fish a week because of mercury fears. Now someone has issued a study that claims a woman who wants a smarter kid should make sure she eats atleast 12 ozs. of fish a week....
(Although, apparently, the financing for this new study was provided by an organization representing the commercial fishery industry.)
Posted by: Remi
Posted on: October 6, 2007 01:14 AM
New study provide that a glass of wine protecting against heart disease, however the mechanism is different.