Can green tea boost your brainpower and treat disease?

By Meera Senthilingam, for CNN

Updated 1148 GMT (1948 HKT) June 20, 2016

Compounds found in green tea may enhance brain connectivity and even help treat symptoms of dementia and Down syndrome, recent studies have found.
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Compounds found in green tea may enhance brain connectivity and even help treat symptoms of dementia and Down syndrome, recent studies have found.
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The ancient beverage has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine as a means to relieve people from various ailments.