BARFLY –
April 9, 2025 – Boozers who down eight or more alcoholic drinks every week have an increased risk of brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, say scientists.
They explained that the condition, caused hyaline arteriolosclerosis, causes the small blood vessels to narrow, becoming thick and stiff – making it harder for blood to flow, which can damage the brain over time. It appears as lesions, areas of damaged tissue in the brain.
Heavy drinkers also died an average of 13 years earlier than those who never drank, according to the study published online by the journal Neurology,
The Brazilian research team says their findings don’t prove that heavy drinking causes brain injury, but they do show an association.
Study author Dr. Alberto Fernando Oliveira Justo, of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School, said: “Heavy alcohol consumption is a major global health concern linked to increased health problems and death.
“We looked at how alcohol affects the brain as people get older.
