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It has been suggested that drinking a small amount of alcohol can reduce the risk of dementia and even enhance our cognitive function. However, the largest study investigating the role of alcohol on cognition conducted to date challenges that view. In this episode of The Lifecourse podcast, Meena Kumari explains how she and colleagues made use of genetic markers and recently developed methods to see whether a little alcohol is good for our minds.
Further information
- Alcohol consumption and cognitive performance: a Mendelian randomization studyis research by Meena Kumari and colleagues and is published in the journal, Addiction.
