Heavy Drinking Linked to Brain Lesions and Cognitive Decline

Source: Google News - HealthConsuming eight or more alcoholic drinks per week is tied to brain lesions that can impair memory and thinking. The lesions are signs of damaged blood vessels that gradually harm brain tissue. Researchers also found that heavy and former heavy drinkers had higher odds of a biomarker linked to Alzheimer's disease. Former drinkers showed reduced brain mass and worse cognitive performance, and heavy drinkers died, on average, 13 years earlier than...