British researchers revealed that old fashioned red wines from the vineyards of France and Italy are helpful for protecting the heart. Those wines contained high concentrations of 'oligomeric procyanidins', the antioxidants which are good for cardiovascular health.

The study compared red wines produced using traditional methods, from France and Italy, to red wines produced using modern methods, from the U.S., Australia, Spain and South America

Researchers from Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry in London have identified a key ingredient in red wines which they say likely contributes to longevity by protecting against heart disease. Although red wines are long known to have heart-healthy properties, the researchers found that the wines which in particular have higher levels of "oligomeric procyanidins" are more potent.

Dr. Roger Corder and his associated found that the levels of "oligomeric procyanidins"- a type of polyphenol - vary in different types of wines, depending on where and how they're produced

How healthy is chocolate? Recent evidence says the sweet candy may be better for you than you think.

According to a study, chocolate has more health-promoting plant flavonoids than broccoli or Brussels sprouts, while dark chocolate has even more antioxidants than green tea, red wine and blueberries

A new study by a research team at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City has shown that moderate doses of red wine given to mice daily - equivalent to that of approved by U.S. Department of Agriculture for humans - slowed down memory loss and brain cell death in them. The findings support a previous epidemiological research that linked moderate alcohol consumption to a lower dementia risk.

Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti and his team gave mice cabernet sauvignon or ethanol in their drinking water daily for seven months. Another group of mice drank plain water. All of the animals had a genetic defect that caused them to develop amyloidal plaques in their brains, the type of damage that occurs in humans with Alzheimer's disease

An apple a day could keep you away from the doctor's office, but when it comes to curbing the risk of Alzheimer's, it's best to consume red wine, in the form of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers studied the effects of the particular kind of red wine on Alzheimer's disease using a mouse model