What Neuroscience Tells Us About Coffee and Tea

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Your daily coffee or tea may be helping your brain, not just your energy levels — new research links moderate intake to better cognitive health and aging. The findings add to growing evidence that simple daily habits can help support brain health over time. Guest host David Kirton is joined by Dr. Howard Chertkow, Leading Research Scientist at Baycrest and Scientific Director of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging to talk about what is being discovered.
26 Feb 11AM English Canada News Commentary

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