Formal education and complex work may help withstand onset of Alzheimer’s disease
At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® 2016 (AAIC®), taking place in Toronto, Canada, this week, more than 5,000 investigators, clinicians and care providers from 70 countries gathered to share the latest study results, theories and discoveries. New research presented at AAIC 2016 reports that people whose work requires complex thinking and/or activities are better able to withstand the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Results suggest that working with people, rather than data or physical things, contributed the most to the protective effect.