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People who drink too much coffee could start seeing ghosts or hearing strange voices, UK research has suggested.

People who drank more than seven cups of instant coffee a day were three times more likely to hallucinate than those who took just one, a study found.

A Durham University team questioned 200 students about their caffeine intake, the journal Personality and Individual Differences reported.

However, academics say the findings do not prove a "causal link".

They also stress that experiencing hallucinations is not a definite sign of mental illness and that about 3% of people regularly hear voices.

"This is the first step toward looking at the wider factors associated with hallucinations," said psychology PhD student Simon Jones, who led the study.

Any coffee drinkers out there?

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SBF (not verified) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 12:06

YouI enjoy reading such trivialities. sometimes. its fun. Just wait a few weeks and there may well be a piece of research suggesting that drinking 7 cups of coffee is good for you...

I wonder they have to say about tea and hot chocolate. The two drinks I drink everyday...I cant believe that they don't feel pathetic when theyr researching something so..whats the word...pathetic?
I know some members of the public listen to stuff like this, but I dont even give these things a second thought ever...

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You Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 15:54

and the flip side arrived faster than I thought it would:

Coffee reduces Alzheimer's risk: study

Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday.

"Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by between 60 and 65 per cent later in life," said lead researcher on the project, Miia Kivipelto, a professor at the University of Kuopio in Finland and at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm...

Read more @ The Age.

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SBF (not verified) Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 16:15

Youand the flip side arrived faster than I thought it would:

Coffee reduces Alzheimer's risk: study

Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday.

"Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by between 60 and 65 per cent later in life," said lead researcher on the project, Miia Kivipelto, a professor at the University of Kuopio in Finland and at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm...

Read more @ The Age.

cool!

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SBF (not verified) Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 16:15

big broOhhh i like a gud cup of coffe. i can drink severel cups a day. And i have been started to see things i can't see. For instance i tent top see a bright light next to me when i'm in a dark roonm. I'm not going mad so don't think that.

I dont know whether to take this seriously or not.

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You Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 16:20

it's a little old, but:

Tea 'healthier' drink than water

Drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and may even have extra health benefits, say researchers.

The work in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition dispels the common belief that tea dehydrates.

Tea not only rehydrates as well as water does, but it can also protect against heart disease and some cancers, UK nutritionists found.

Experts believe flavonoids are the key ingredient in tea that promote health...

Reade more @ BBC News

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You Tue, 27 Jan 2009 - 22:52

Marijuana could prevent Alzheimer's

A puff a day might keep Alzheimer's away, according to marijuana research by professor Gary Wenk and associate professor Yannic Marchalant of the Ohio State Department of Psychology.

Wenk's studies show that a low dosage in the morning of a certain canavanoid, a component in marijuana, reversed memory loss in older rats' brains. In his study, an experimental group of old rats received a dosage, and a control group of rats did not. The old rats that received the drugs performed better on memory tests, and the drug slowed and prevented brain cell death. However, marijuana had the reverse effect on young rats' brains, actually impairing mental ability.

Alzheimer's is a disease unique to humans and the memory loss in the rats was a natural decline, but rat brains are similar enough to human brains to serve as partial models for humans, Wenk said...

Read more @ The Lantern

(I am quite sure there was a topic here on tea and Alzheimer's too, but I cannot seem to find it.)

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sbf (not verified) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 - 00:11

Research on marijuana as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease began because of the drug's success in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis and reducing patients' pain, Wemk said. Alzheimer's affects a similar part of the brain that MS does.

I wonder if there is going to be an implication of this finding in the future.

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sbf (not verified) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 - 19:41

wednesday

(Glaucoma Is basically an abnormal incraese in the intra-ocular pressure due to lack of drainage of the liquid in your eye, and acute Glaucoma attack is lethal for the eye!)

and I found out one person who took this drug for Alzheimers, developed Glaucoma. interesting.

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Ya'qub Thu, 29 Jan 2009 - 08:09

wednesdayI just found out today that...

... Marijuana helps cure Primary Closed Angle Glaucoma, BUT...

... Smoking is a big NO NO when we speak of Glaucoma.

(Glaucoma Is basically an abnormal incraese in the intra-ocular pressure due to lack of drainage of the liquid in your eye, and acute Glaucoma attack is lethal for the eye!)

Tea?
Chocolate brownies?

*reminises for a moment, then thanks Allah (swt) for all His help*

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s.b.f Wed, 3 Jun 2009 - 15:13

Curry may prevent Alzheimer's disease expert says

Eating curry containing turmeric once or twice a week could prevent Alzheimer's disease and may researchers are investigating if it can be used as a treatment in those who already have it.

Professor Murali Doraiswamy, director of the Mental Fitness Laboratory at the Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Carolina, has told a conference that curcumin, from which turmeric is made, prevented the spread plaque found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

Plaques build up in the brain and are thought to affect the electrical signals between brain cells producing dementia symptoms.

Prof Doraiswamy told delegates at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting in Liverpool that brain plaques dissolved in mice given high doses of curcumin and in younger mice the spice appeared to prevent them forming in the first place.

Trials are currently under way that could lead to a curry pill, he said.

Professor Doraiswamy said: "There is very solid evidence that curcumin binds to plaques, and basic research on animals engineered to produce human amyloid plaques has shown benefits. Turmeric has been studied not just in Alzheimer's research but for a variety of conditions, such as cancer and arthritis. Turmeric is often referred to as the spice of life in ancient Indian medical lore."

Several studies have found curcumin, an antioxidant, is beneficial in Alzheimer's disease and a trial is now under way in America to test the theory in humans with the disease.

Prof Doraiswamy said: "Studies seem to show that you need only consume what is part of the normal diet – but the research studies are testing higher doses to see if they can maximise the effect. It would be equivalent of going on a curry spree for a week.

"Don't expect an occasional curry to counterbalance a poor lifestyle. However, if you have a good diet and take plenty of exercise, eating curry regularly could help prevent dementia."

Professor Doraiswamy, is currently on a lecture tour promoting his consumer book The Alzheimer's Action Plan, published in April.

Researchers at Southampton University, funded by the Alzheimer's Society will examine whether curcumin could counteract some of the brain changes that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.

Dr Susanne Sorensen, Head of Research at the Alzheimer's Society, said: "Indian communities that regularly eat curcumin have a surprisingly low incidence of Alzheimer's disease but we don't yet know why. Alzheimer's Society is keen to explore the potential benefits of curcumin in protecting the brain and we are conducting our own research into this area.

"Dementia is a devastating condition that robs people of their lives. Unless we act now, one million people will develop dementia in the next ten years. A cheap accessible and safe treatment could transform the quality of life of thousands of people with the condition. With the right investment dementia can be defeated."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5436618/Curry-may-prevent-…

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