Alzheimer's Progresses Faster in Educated People

Posted by Zonk on Friday February 17, 2006 @02:17AM from the dumber-they-are-the-softer-they-fall dept.

Nrbelex writes "Bloomberg news is reporting that 'High levels of education speeds up the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in next month's issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Mental agility dropped every year among Alzheimer's disease patients with each additional year of education, leading to an additional 0.3 percent deterioration, the researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center in New York found. The speed of thought processes and memory were particularly affected.'"

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Happy Morons by slyborg · 2006-02-17 02:24 · Score: 3, Funny

How happy is a moron
No need to understand
I wish I was a moron
My God! perhaps I am!
Re:Makes Sense by smooth+wombat · 2006-02-17 02:37 · Score: 4, Funny

I for one am calling for a general ban on learning.
This administration is doing its best to make that a reality

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