Once again, it has been proven that coffee has great positive effects on the health of mice. According to a report in Cancer magazine, the University of South Florida conducted a study using 55 mice that had been bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

Half the mice were given plain water, the other half water infused with caffeine. After two months, the mice that had been given the caffeinated water performed memory and cognitive tests as well as unimpaired mice of the same age that were not suffering from dementia. The researchers also discovered that levels of the beta amyloid protein, which is responsible for creating harmful masses in the brains of Alzheimer and dementia victims, were reduced by almost half.