Alzheimer’s Association reports that Alzheimer’s accounts for between 60-80% of dementia cases, making it the leading form of this form of dementia. Studies have indicated that alcohol use disorder is a known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, yet its impact is still being studied in its pathophysiology. Preclinical evidence demonstrated that even moderate alcohol consumption …

Oleic acid, the main constituent of olive oil, contains properties which help combat Alzheimer’s and cancer as well as reduce cholesterol. Olive oil’s health benefits, largely attributable to components like polyphenols, have long been recognized. But too often oleic acid (which makes up 70-80% of olive oil’s composition) has gone overlooked; therefore researchers conducted a …

Research indicates that alcohol can contribute to muscle atrophy and frailty risk later in life. According to statistical modeling, individuals with the lowest muscle volume were consuming 10 or more units daily of alcohol – equivalent to approximately one bottle of wine – per day. Researchers used body size as the baseline, since larger individuals …

According to research conducted, excessive alcohol consumption could result in permanent brain cell dysregulation among adolescents. These results demonstrate that binge-level alcohol exposure during adolescence, during the critical years for brain development, results in permanent changes to brain communication and signaling ability, potentially setting in motion long-term behavioral modifications and cognitive altering mechanisms induced by …