A daily cocktail wards off Alzheimer’s

It can help stave off age-related cognitive impairments, say researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. Compared to teetotalers, subjects who were given the equivalent of up to 21⁄ cocktails per day had 40% lower levels of brain inflammation— a key factor linked to the development of Alzheimer’s and other neurological conditions. The study authors explain that low doses of alcohol improve the body’s ability to flush out inflammatory waste and toxins from brain tissue.