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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Scientific education, that is... by GillBates0 · 2006-02-17 02:20 · Score: -1, Troll

Religious ejaykashun on the other hand is reported to slow down and may even completely eliminate not only Alzheimer's but many other forms of debilitating diseases.

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