News tagged with 'Coffee'

Mice bred to develop Alzheimer's disease, showed a reversal of the disease when fed the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day. The caffeine cut the amount of beta amyloid which leads to plaque in the brain, characteristic of human Alzheimer’s disease. 

Among those women who drank two cups of coffee a day or more, researchers from Harvard have noted a reduction in the risk for stroke. If a woman smokes, almost all of the coffee benefit is erased.

Men feel the effects of espresso faster than women in this study from the University of Barcelona. Interestingly, women displayed the effects of caffeine, even when they drank decaffinated coffee.  The peak effects from caffeine were noted about 45 minutes after drinking the espresso.

Want to make a lasting impression? A warm cup of coffee may be all you need to slant the situation in your favor, suggests researchers. This study is most recent to show how physical properties such as distance or temperature can effect emotional reactions on an unconscious level.

New research suggests caffeine consumption is not linked with an overall increase in breast cancer. Previous studies suggested caffeine found in tea, soft drinks, coffee and various drugs, one of the world’s most commonly ingested drugs, could play a possible role in breast cancer.

Coffee lovers have some good news to cheer. In this published study, drinking up to six cups a day, may cut your risk of dying from heart disease. For women who consumed two to three cups a day, there was a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease when compared to non-drinkers.