Wine Against Beer

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:11 PM EDT

Article Source: the Mail online

Drinking wine damages the brain more than beer or spirits, scientists claim.

They say it particularly affects the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with memory and spatial awareness, and one of the first areas to be affected by Alzheimer's disease.

It could explain why millions forget what they are doing mid-task, or arrive in a room only to forget why they went there in the first place.

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