Differential association of moderate alcohol use with neurodegeneration, cerebrovascular disease, and cognition by racial, ethnic and sex/gender groups in middle age
Diana S. Guzmán, Miguel Arce Rentería, Justina F Avila, Indira C. Turney, Aubrey S. Johnson, Anna C. Smith, Amarachukwu Okafor, Hannah M. Houlihan, Lauren B. Heuer, Mohamad J. Alshikho, Clarissa Morales, Jessica Mazen, Yian Gu, Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman, Patrick J. Lao · 2025
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Diana Guzmán and fourteen co-authors published a study in 2025 on moderate drinking, the brain, and thinking in middle age. Past work has hinted that moderate drinking might help the brain, but results have been mixed. The team asked whether any link runs through brain shrinkage or damage to small blood vessels, and whether it differs by race, ethnicity, and sex.
They studied 451 adults in northern Manhattan with brain scans and thinking tests. In one group, Latinx men, more moderate drinking went with a thinner cortex and a smaller memory center. The mixed pattern warns against simple claims that moderate drinking protects the brain. Results split by group like these can guide health advice that fits local drinking patterns.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Diana S. Guzmán, Miguel Arce Rentería, Justina F Avila, Indira C. Turney, Aubrey S. Johnson, Anna C. Smith, Amarachukwu Okafor, Hannah M. Houlihan, Lauren B. Heuer, Mohamad J. Alshikho, Clarissa Morales, Jessica Mazen, Yian Gu, Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman, Patrick J. Lao |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |