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A lifetime of reading may delay Alzheimer's by six years
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A lifetime of reading may delay Alzheimer's by six years
People with the richest intellectual lives didn't develop Alzheimer's until age 94, on average. Those with the least enrichment got it at 88. That six-year gap stems from a study of 1,939 people, published in the journal Neurology, which followed participants for roughly eight years and measured what "enrichment" entailed across three stages of life. — Read the rest The post A lifetime of reading may delay Alzheimer's by six years appeared first…
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The number of people with dementia is expected to triple by 2025. Researchers suggest that engaging in activities like reading, writing, or learning new languages can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by nearly 40 percent.
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