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Home 2. News 3. Technology & Science 4. Healthy Living News Drinking three glasses of champagne per week could help stave off dementia and Alzheimer's disease Good news for the posh as scientists claim quaffing expensive fizz boosts memory whilst battling feared illnesses * * * * * Share * * Comments By Jasper Hamill * 08:31, 9 NOV 2015 * Updated11:33, 9 NOV 2015 News Blowing bubbles: This 'medicine' will also blow your bank balance Blowing bubbles: This 'medicine' will also blow your bank balance (Image: Getty) * * * * * Share * * Comments Get daily updates directly to your inbox ____________________ (Submit) + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Drinking three glasses of champagne a week could help to stave off dementia and Alzheimer's disease, health experts have claimed. Researchers from Reading University said the grapes used to make fancy fizz contain compounds which boost memory and battle illness. When tested on rats, the pinot noir and pinot meunier varities were shown to have significant health benefits. Now academics want to gather together a group of lucky pensioners to see if champagne has the same effect on humans. Professor Jeremy Spencer told the Mail on Sunday that the "the results were dramatic". "This research is exciting because it illustrates for the first time that moderate consumption of champagne has the potential to influence cognitive functioning such as memory," he said. Rich Hunt: A grouse shooter quaffs a glass of pink champagne Rich Hunt: A grouse shooter quaffs a glass of pink champagne (Image: Getty) However, a spokesman for the Alzheimer's Society said "a lot more" research had to be conducted before champagne was used as a medicine. So can you afford this luxury medicine or is fizz a prescription that's just for the posh? Well, there are about six large glasses of champagne in a bottle, which starts at about £20 for a relatively cheap brand. Pricey prescription: Ace of Spades champagne costs £125,000 Pricey prescription: Ace of Spades champagne costs £125,000 (Image: Splash) This means that a dose of cham-medicine would cost at least a tenner - a few pounds more than the £8.05 Brits pay for an NHS prescription. If you decided to use a more expensive bottle as your medicine, you could end up paying more than £50,000 per dose. It is unclear whether cheaper fizz such as prosecco or cava have the same health-giving effects, which is bad news for drinkers on a budget. poll loading Can you afford to drink champagne? 0+ VOTES SO FAR (BUTTON) YES (BUTTON) NO * Like us on Facebook * Follow us on Twitter * Daily Newsletter MirrorSciTech * Follow @MirrorTech Subscribe to our Daily newsletterEnter email ____________________Subscribe Comments Show more comments More On * NHS * Prescriptions * Healthy Living * (Submit) News * (Submit) all * (Submit) Most Read * (Submit) Most Recent [Fizz.jpg] InquestsRape victim died on hospital trolley in corridor after overdose of diet pills 'because A&E was overcrowded' Vulnerable Bethany Shipsey, 21, from Worcester, could not be transferred to the resuscitation room because the department was full, an inquest heard [Fizz.jpg] public sexRandy couple have sex in public in broad daylight - and no one bats an eyelid WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT. 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