Coffee vs Alzheimer’s
Rasta Barista: James Dennis grows what is purportedly the best coffee on earth. Photo from the National Geographic.
Scientists recently discovered that caffeine consumption can be tied to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. They knew that it was suppressing the rise of amyloid plaques in the brain, but why coffee consumption did the trick remained a mystery. But now, researchers from the University of Illinois believe they have found the answer, and it has to do with caffeine’s ability to block inflammation in the brain — a discovery that could lead to new drugs which can prevent — or even reverse — mild cognitive impairment.
Read We now know why coffee helps to stave off Alzheimer’s disease in io9.