Study links heavy drinking to risks of memory impairment
Heavy drinkers remain at serious risk of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as per a Lancet journal article. The study found about 38% of the 57,000 cases of early-onset dementia were directly alcohol-related. Overall, alcohol use disorders were associated with three times higher risk of all types of dementia, with the risk not decreasing even after periods of abstinence.