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Daily Caffeine Protects Your Brain

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-what-brains-crave dept.

Chroniton writes "The BBC has a story that many Slashdot geeks will be happy to hear: the caffeine from a cup of coffee a day can help prevent Dementia, by blocking the damage of cholesterol. (At least in rabbits) This is in addition to the already-known protection against Alzheimer's Disease. More research is needed to test the effect on humans."

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  1. Re:A single factor of many by Angvaw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Caffeine can help your brain...Caffeine can cause hypertension.
    Water can quench your thirst...Water can drown you.
    A hammer can be used to put together a shelf...A hammer can be used to bash in your skull.

    WTF, first you said they're good, and then you said they'e bad! Science is a load of BS!!