A higher level of education may help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but it doesn't seem to slow memory loss once the decline starts, says a new study.
A new study has opined that although higher levels of education may help lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, scholastic achievement is of no significance when it comes to slowing down memory loss in patients.
For the study, researchers tested the thinking skills of 6,500 people with an average age of 72 from the Chicago area with different levels of education.
Heavy Marijuana Use Disrupts Brain Development In Teens
A new study has revealed that teens and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development.
A new study has revealed that teens and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development.
At the start of the study, those with more education had better memory and thinking skills than those with less education.
However, education was not related to how rapidly these skills declined during the course of the study.
Alzheimer's Less Likely To Affect Educated People
A new study has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.
A new study has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.
"This is an interesting and important finding because scientists have long debated whether aging and memory loss tend to have a lesser affect on highly educated people," says study author Robert S. Wilson, PhD, with the Alzheimer's Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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Socialize and Dodge Dementia!
Individuals who're socially active and mellow are 50 percent less likely to develop dementia, according to a new study.
Individuals who're socially active and mellow are 50 percent less likely to develop dementia, according to a new study.
The study is published in the February 3, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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The More You Learn, the More You Will Forget
According to a study published in Neurology, people with more years of education lose their memory faster than those with less education in the years prior to a diagnosis of dementia.
According to a study published in Neurology, people with more years of education lose their memory faster than those with less education in the years prior to a diagnosis of dementia.
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