It’s been a good few days for boozers. A new study has recently revealed that compound found in grapes, red wine and peanuts may help prevent age-related memory loss. Professor Ashok k Shetty of Department of Molecular and cellular Medicine has been studying the potential benefit of resveratrol, an antioxidant that is found in the skin of red grapes, as well as in red wine, peanuts and some berries.
You’re probably familiar with the list of health benefits that red wine supposedly bestows. Resveratrol has been widely touted for its potential to prevent heart disease, but Shetty and a team that includes other researchers from the health science center believe it also has positive effects on the hippocampus, an area of the brain that is critical to functions such as memory, learning and mood.
Because both humans and animals show a decline in cognitive capacity after middle age, the findings may have implications for treating memory loss in the elderly. Resveratrol may even be able to help people afflicted with severe neurodegenerative (is the umbrella term for the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons) conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Buckle up if you can. Consumption of red wine that will treat your memory and mood function improves undoubtedly in old age.
