date:May 14, 2012
The findings reveal caffeine exhibited a protective effect on the brains hippocampus, which is crucial for memory and learning.
Researchers at the University of Coimbra used a novel animal model of type 2 diabetes to investigate the behavioral, neurochemical and morphological modifications present in the hippocampus and tested if caffeine consumption might prevent these changes. They used a model closely mimicking the human type 2 diabetes condition that can develop in adults as result of a hi