Can green tea boost your brainpower and treat disease?

By Meera Senthilingam, for CNN

Updated 1148 GMT (1948 HKT) June 20, 2016

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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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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.
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The ancient beverage has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine as a means to relieve people from various ailments.
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A 2014 study found that green tea extracts increased connectivity in regions of the brain associated with working memory in healthy volunteers. This was, however, detected in just 12 people.