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„Drink is known to kill brain cells, but the estimate of its impact on neurological health, contained in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism, indicates that the problem may be much more widespread than previously thought. The rise in the amounts that people drink means ‚it is therefore likely that prevalence rates of alcohol-related brain damage are currently underestimated and may rise in future generations,‘ say the authors. Dr Jane Marshall, one of the co-authors and consultant psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in south London, said: ‚People think that dementia is something that happens to people over 65. But a lot of those under 65 have got cognitive problems and a large proportion of the problems in that group are related to alcohol. …“ (Source: Harvard World Health News, 5/14/09) The Observer, London, 5/10/09

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