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Caffeine clue to better memory

Jo!hn johnhkm at netsprintXXXX.net.au
Thu Oct 14 23:56:27 EST 1999


"Researchers in Israel have shown that caffeine makes existing brain cells
swell and new ones grow.

Dr Menahem Segal, at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, told BBC News Online
that making the connection between this growth and better memory and
learning capability is "a long jump, but it is what we are aiming for". "

"And he calculates that a lot of caffeine is needed to be sure of seeing the
cell growth effect - about ten cups.

The research is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.


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