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Alzheimer's Progresses Faster in Educated People

Posted by Zonk on 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.'"

3 of 226 comments (clear)

  1. Wikipedia is Communism! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here is the proof!

  2. Can't be true by coastin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I forgot what we were discussing here...

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    I lost my sig...
  3. Poll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Since I cant post in the poll anymore because it's now "archived" I will do so here. The poll is WRONG! The code goes: up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-SELECT-S TART. It is NOT A-B-A-B!!!!!

    Morons.