A new study has linked a common habit among adults to the progression of the disease. Alzheimer’s. This condition slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, over time, causes dementia.
The most common symptoms include memory problems, difficulties thinking and reasoning, problems with language, changes in the way a person sees and hears things, and changes in mood.
Although the causes of Alzheimer’s disease are very complex, research by Scripps Research links Alzheimer’s disease and alcohol use disorder, and shows similar changes in gene expression in the brain that affect inflammation and cell function.
The study, published in the journal eNeuro last September, “supports the idea that alcohol consumption may promote the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
The study builds on previously published research from Sanna’s lab that showed that excessive alcohol consumption accelerates the progression of Alzheimer’s in mice genetically predisposed to the disease.
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