A cup of coffee a day may not entirely keep the doctor away, but new research indicates women who drink caffeine may reduce the odds of developing dementia."I hope that it's true because we have a real problem in my family with dementia, so if this is true hopefully I'm ahead of the curve," tea drinker Sister Patricia Rogers said.VIDEO: Coffee may reduce risk of dementiaThe study was done at UW-Milwaukee, where researchers said they can make a direct link between higher consumption of caffeine and lower incidents of dementia.Among a group of older women, who drank two to three eight-ounce cups of coffee a day, or five to eight cups of black tea or seven to eight 12-ounce cans of cola, reported a 36 percent reduction in the risk of dementia over 10 years."I'm excited about it because anything that helps stave off dementia would be an awesome thing," coffee drinker Sister Stella Storch said.But Sathena Gillespie said her grandmother has been drinking coffee forever, and she's suffering right now."She is, she has dementia, and she's actually transitioning into Alzheimer's," Gillespie said.Still, Gillespie plans to continue serving and drinking coffee.The researchers at UW-Milwaukee were unavailable for comment.

A cup of coffee a day may not entirely keep the doctor away, but new research indicates women who drink caffeine may reduce the odds of developing dementia.

"I hope that it's true because we have a real problem in my family with dementia, so if this is true hopefully I'm ahead of the curve," tea drinker Sister Patricia Rogers said.




VIDEO: Coffee may reduce risk of dementia

The study was done at UW-Milwaukee, where researchers said they can make a direct link between higher consumption of caffeine and lower incidents of dementia.



Among a group of older women, who drank two to three eight-ounce cups of coffee a day, or five to eight cups of black tea or seven to eight 12-ounce cans of cola, reported a 36 percent reduction in the risk of dementia over 10 years.



"I'm excited about it because anything that helps stave off dementia would be an awesome thing," coffee drinker Sister Stella Storch said.



But Sathena Gillespie said her grandmother has been drinking coffee forever, and she's suffering right now.



"She is, she has dementia, and she's actually transitioning into Alzheimer's," Gillespie said.



Still, Gillespie plans to continue serving and drinking coffee.



The researchers at UW-Milwaukee were unavailable for comment.

