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A large-scale study published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests that lower intelligence scores in late adolescence are linked to a ...

Low cholesterol can reduce the risk of dementia, a new University of Bristol-led study with more than a million participants ...

Padma Bhushan awardee Prof. P. Balaram explores the link between Mendelian genetics, Darwinian evolution, and chemistry at ...

Even light drinking (under seven drinks a week) showed no protective effect in the largest combined study to date. Genetic ...

For example, for every extra one to three drinks per week, the risk of dementia increased by 15%. And a doubling in the ...

A massive new study combining observational and genetic data overturns the long-held belief that light drinking protects the ...

The excessive and uncontrolled consumption of alcohol, which can culminate in the development of alcohol use disorder or ...

HealthDay News — Alcohol use is associated with increased dementia risk, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Compared to light drinkers, non-drinkers and heavy drinkers seemed to have a 41% higher risk of dementia. This appeared to ...