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Don’t Blame Beer if You’re Stupid E-mail
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Written by DJ Spiess   
Friday, 07 December 2007


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After a bender your brain feels like it has taken a beating.  Luckily it's all in the mind.  Recent study shows that alcohol does not kill brain cells.

According to Queensland Brain Institute director Professor Perry Bartlett in Australia, drinking alcohol does not kill brain cells, even if it feels like it did the next morning. This commonly accepted notion that alcohol destroys large sections of the brain turns out to be an old wives’ tale.

In a recent study, reported to many top neuroscientists at Cairns, alcohol was found to have no effect on the lifecycle of brain cells.  What you do while drunk, say hit your head on the bar, may still have some effect.




There is no evidence that shows alcohol kills brain cells.  In moderation, alcohol has been shown to have positive effects on the body.  It acts as an antioxidant, helping blood vessels.  Italian researchers have shown that a bottle of red wine can help prevent dementia in old age.

Research by Professor Bartlett has found that our brain replenishes cells every day.  Other areas of his research include regenerating brain cells in older brains, or brains damaged from strokes.

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George   | 67.190.128.xxx | 2007-12-09 20:21:49
Great news!!
charlie   | 76.236.148.xxx | 2008-01-23 01:40:45
and the liver?
Anonymous   | 76.186.183.xxx | 2008-01-23 03:43:08
The liver is fine as long as you drink in moderation and not more than it can process.
DJBrew   | Super Administrator | 2008-01-23 17:34:24
Yes, moderation is the key. If you go on frequent benders, you will not lose brain cells but you will do damage to the rest of your body.
groundshero   | 70.58.201.xxx | 2008-01-25 19:20:05
Shit. Now what am I going to blame?
skeppe   | 213.114.18.xxx | 2008-01-25 21:46:05
"Moderation" is an imaginary place that exists wherever I am.
Mike - The Hangover Network     | 75.22.43.xxx | 2008-02-11 02:31:56
Moderation IS key to preventing those damn hangovers! :-O
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