%0 Journal Article %T More on the benefits of wine for cognitive decline and dementia %A Pinder RM %J International Journal of Wine Research %D 2011 %I %R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWR.S25116 %X More on the benefits of wine for cognitive decline and dementia Editorial (4924) Total Article Views Authors: Pinder RM Published Date September 2011 Volume 2011:3 Pages 23 - 24 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWR.S25116 Roger M Pinder International Journal of Wine Research, York, UK The beneficial impact of moderate and regular consumption of alcohol and wine for cognitive decline and the risks of dementia has been widely studied and reported.1-4 The pages of the International Journal of Wine Research have seen two reviews of the field,5,6 while our sister journal, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, has also focused on this issue, first in 2006 with a research investigation in Danish women,7 and now in a more recent comprehensive review including 143 published papers.8 One of the more poignant aspects of the new publication is that the authors, Edward Neafsey and Michael Collins from Loyola University in Chicago, come from a background of experimental molecular pharmacology and wondered why moderate alcohol exposure appeared to protect rat hippocampal-entorhinal cortex brain slice cultures from the toxicity of amyloid-¦Â, the protein that has been strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Their curiosity led to a literature search on whether alcohol protects against AD and other forms of cognitive impairment in humans, an endeavor that rather overwhelmed them with the immensity of the data. Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Other articles by Dr Roger Pinder Alcohol-attributable cancer: fact or fiction? Biodiversity of wine grapes: less than we thought Does wine prevent dementia? Editor's choice Editor¡¯s choice: the best of 2011¨C2012 Editorial Foreword: International Journal of Wine Research Resveratrol comes of age Readers of this article also read: Does wine prevent dementia? Wine consumers¡¯ environmental knowledge and attitudes: Influence on willingness to purchase The cognitive basis of diglossia in Arabic: Evidence from a repetition priming study within and between languages Prolonged rupture of membranes in term infants: should all babies be screened? Resveratrol comes of age Amino acid-responsive Crohn's disease: a case study Alcohol-attributable cancer: fact or fiction? Biodiversity of wine grapes: less than we thought Reasons for drinking wine and other beverages ¨C comparison across motives in older adults Editor¡¯s choice: the best of 2011¨C2012 %K More on the benefits of wine for cognitive decline and dementia Editorial (4924) Total Article Views Authors: Pinder RM Published Date September 2011 Volume 2011:3 Pages 23 - 24 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWR.S25116 Roger M Pinder International Journal of Wine Research %K York %K UK The beneficial impact of moderate and regular consumption of alcohol and wine for cognitive decline and the risks of dementia has been widely studied and reported.1-4 The pages of the International Journal of Wine R %U https://www.dovepress.com/more-on-the-benefits-of-wine-for-cognitive-decline-and-dementia-peer-reviewed-article-IJWR