Chris Nahr
07-06-2009, 05:18 AM
Researchers discovered (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090705215237.htm) yet another benefit of the wonder drug caffeine:
Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup. When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine – the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day – their memory impairment was reversed, report University of South Florida researchers at the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
"The new findings provide evidence that caffeine could be a viable 'treatment' for established Alzheimer's disease, and not simply a protective strategy," said lead author Gary Arendash, PhD, a USF neuroscientist with the Florida ADRC. "That's important because caffeine is a safe drug for most people, it easily enters the brain, and it appears to directly affect the disease process."
This clearly proves the foolishness of quitting coffee. (http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=53064&highlight=coffee) If you're a mouse with Alzheimer's, anyway.
Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup. When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine – the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day – their memory impairment was reversed, report University of South Florida researchers at the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
"The new findings provide evidence that caffeine could be a viable 'treatment' for established Alzheimer's disease, and not simply a protective strategy," said lead author Gary Arendash, PhD, a USF neuroscientist with the Florida ADRC. "That's important because caffeine is a safe drug for most people, it easily enters the brain, and it appears to directly affect the disease process."
This clearly proves the foolishness of quitting coffee. (http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=53064&highlight=coffee) If you're a mouse with Alzheimer's, anyway.