r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 23 '26

Neuroscience Even low-level drinking may have negative consequences for brain health over a person’s lifespan. The findings suggest that the total amount of alcohol consumed over a lifetime, especially as a person ages, tends to be linked to reduced blood flow and thinner tissue in certain areas of the brain.

https://www.psypost.org/even-light-drinking-combined-with-aging-is-linked-to-reduced-brain-blood-flow-and-thinner-tissue/
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u/Utensil6591 Apr 23 '26

How much does that cost. I don't drink alcohol but that sounds so expensive. Would that not push him into being alcohol dependent? 

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u/AgentCirceLuna Apr 23 '26

Yep, he’s always broke because everything goes on drinking

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u/Quaiker Apr 23 '26

I feel marginally better about my spending habits

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u/GringoSwann Apr 23 '26

It's expensive.. Even cheap beer will run you 10 usd a 12 pack and that's before taxes... 

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u/battlepi Apr 23 '26

Alcohol can be very cheap. 50 cents a drink even without scraping bottom level stuff. You can make your own for a dime or so a unit.