Alzheimers Breakthrough

A recent Study is showing that alcohol (in the form of red wine) may help to prevent Alzheimer's. Testing has been done in mice and shown remarkable results. Mice that drank red wine for 7 months performed better in a maze than mice that drank only water for 7 months and mice that drank an ethanol/water mixture for 7 months. There was no difference between the water mice and water/ethanol mice. Apparently a component of red wine helps to stop the formation of certain brain proteins (mainly amyloid-beta) with a direct link to Alzheimers. The wine would instead cause a different protein to form. In order to be effective, the researchers project that one will have to drink 5-10 ounces of red wine a day. The amount differs for men and women. However, because this is a prelimenary study, researchers are not suggesting that people should begin drinking alcohol to prevent Alzheimer's.

The full text of this study can be seen at:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/127/116757.htm