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Tall Tales About Alcohol and Its Effect on Dementia

  • January 21, 2005

You may have heard about a study that showed older women who drink a moderate amount of alcohol each day may be keeping their minds sharp. As part of the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study to assess the effects of hormone therapy on dementia and cognitive functioning, women reported how much alcohol they drank daily. Older women who drank moderate amounts of alcohol -- one or more drinks daily -- tended to perform better on tests for cognitive skills (concentration, language,...