Water for Work and Home has recently sponsored a medical study on the dehydration affects on brain structure and function in healthy adolescents. The results of the study, designed and carried out by Neurosense, in collaboration with the Newcomen Group of scientists and business professionals, have identified that hydration needs to be a major issue for adolescents, their parents and, crucially, their schools. This could be particularly important in the run up to and during the GCSE and A-Level exams. 

The study identified that significant negative effects of dehydration with structural changes in the brain equated to the same level of shrinkage expected in Alzheimers’ patients over a two and a half month period, or 14 months of ageing in otherwise healthy individuals.

Read the press release below for more details or click here or on the banner on the right to read an article about it in the Daily Mail.