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Moderate alcohol intake defined as no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men per day has been associated with a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease when compared with individuals who abstain from drinking or partake in excessive drinking, according to a new study being presented at the American College of Cardiology s 70th Annual Scientific Session. It s also the first study to show that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may be heart protective, in part, by reducing stress-related brain signals based on a subset of patients who underwent brain imaging. We found that stress-related activity in the brain was higher in non-drinkers when compared with people who drank moderately, while people who drank excessively (more than 14 drinks per week) had the highest level of stress-related brain activity, said Kenechukwu Mezue, MD, a fellow in nuclear cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and the study s lead author. The thought is that mo