"Jo!hn" wrote:
> "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.
Ten cups... of what? Coffee, tea, cola...? I know that tea contains much more
caffeine than coffee; if it were 10 cups of coffee, how much tea do you suppose
that to be? Plus, what do you think the result of these additional brain cells
(glial or neuron) could be?
Last, but not least... where else can I read up on this kind of research (other
than that specific article)?
Thanks,
Ryan Doherty
B.Sc. Biochemistry & Biotechnology Hnrs II
Carleton University
