Could Work be an Answer to Preventing Alzheimer’s?
It’s the beginning of the work week. Do you think working longer could help you prevent Alzheimer’s?
New research from Great Britain suggests that working later in life could help delay it.
According to the BBC, Researchers at King’s College in London analysed data from 1,320 dementia patients, including 382 men. They found that for the men, continuing to work late in life helped keep the brain sharp enough to delay dementia taking hold.
Those people who retired late developed Alzheimer’s at a later stage than those who opted not to work on.
Each additional year of employment was associated with around a six week later age of onset.
Researcher Dr John Powell said: "The possibility that a person’s cognitive reserve could still be modified later in life adds weight to the "use it or lose it" concept where keeping active later in life has important health benefits, including reducing dementia risk."
Two years ago when we conducted a study on Minnesota baby boomers’ views on aging, most boomers said they were going to continue working and many said tha t they’d work because of the intellectual stimulation.