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Analyzing data from more than half a million adults in the U.S. and U.K., researchers found that even light drinking was linked to a higher risk of dementia and measurable brain damage. Andi ...

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No level of alcohol is safe for the brain and even light drinking is linked to an increased risk for dementia, results of a large observational study suggested. The research combined observational ...