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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucy Skoulding

Hoppy IPA beers may lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s, study suggests

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Drinking hoppy beers might reduce the risk of getting dementia, according to a new study.

The chemicals which give that unique bitter flavour to IPAs have prevented protein plaques linked to Alzheimer’s from clumping together in lab dishes.

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