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Drinking tea could be good for your brain

People who drank tea at least 4 times a week for 25 years have better-connected brain regions

17-Sep-2019

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Tea drinkers have better-organised brain regions compared to non-tea drinkers.

Scientists analysed neuroimaging data of 36 older adults aged 60 or above.

Drinking tea regularly has a protective effect against age-related decline in brain organisation.

According to Harvard Medical School green tea has been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes.

Findings were published in the scientific journal Aging.

Study was done by the National University of Singapore.

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Aging

Bio-medical journal covering research on all aspects of gerontology

Feng Lei

Principal Investigator & Research Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore.

Harvard Medical School

Graduate medical school of Harvard University

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Asia’s leading university with a global approach in education, research and service.

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Caffeine, Mental Wellbeing