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Complex Work
May Help Ward off Alzheimer's
(NY, Reuters Health, 9/23/05)
Dr. Ross Andel of the University of South Florida in Tampa,
and team, studied 10,079 adults who were listed in the Swedish
Twin Registry. The investigators found a link between doing
complex work as a main occupation and a lower risk of
Alzheimer's disease. The researchers theorize that performing
complex tasks may have an exercise-like effect that builds up
a “cognitive reserve” for the brain.
(Journal of Gerontology:
Psychological Sciences, September 2005) |
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