He said that a commonly held belief, based on previous association studies, was that excessive alcohol use is a cause of cognitive impairment. However, the link had never actually been proven.
He and his fellow researchers decided to test the theory by examining a gene known to be responsible for how successfully a person is able to metabolise alcohol - that is, their degree of tolerance for alcohol.
...Professor Almeida said that if heavy alcohol use is a direct cause of cognitive impairment, then people with the genetic variant that makes them avoid alcohol should have lower risk of cognitive impairment later in life. However, that was not the case.
No evidence that alcohol causes depression, study finds
They used the same protocol, had surprisingly similar results.
I think this is some of the most groundbreaking research in a century.
Relegates the assumption that "people get what they deserve" to the trash can.
Those "self-inflicted conditions"...
Thank you, thank you very much.
