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A study suggests that drinking decaffeinated coffee could improve our memory, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Researchers said the drink could improve the memory of people suffering from brain diseases or age-related forgetfulness.

They gave a dietary supplement with decaffeinated coffee to mice with type 2 diabetes. The disease lowers glucose levels in the brain, causing memory impairment. However, after receiving the treatment for five months, the mice showed raised glucose levels.

Dr Giulio Maria Pasinetti of the Mount Sinai School in New York, who led the research, said tests on humans could follow. （點擊《每日電訊報》查看原文）

咖啡可提高記憶力

???????據英國《每日電訊報》報道，研究顯示，飲用不含咖啡因的咖啡可以提高人的記憶力。

???????科學家稱，對于腦部病變和年老引發的健忘，喝咖啡就能緩解癥狀。

???????二型糖尿病導致大腦葡萄糖供給不足，因此記憶力減退，但患有此病的老鼠飲用去咖啡因咖啡五個月之后，大腦葡萄糖供給量上升。

???????紐約西奈山醫學院的朱利奧·瑪麗亞·帕西內蒂博士主導此項研究，他表示，人體臨床試驗可以隨之展開。

(China.org.cn February 9, 2012)