According to a new study, higher education can protect you from creating dementia in the next life.
Researchers at the University of Helsinki found that the more you get education, the better support for cognitive reduction in aging.
Study, published in Plos oneThe data studied from a study of over 50 years showed that the number of years in education will affect them more than half a century later.
“Education may help to create cognitive storage, the ability of the brain to compensate for aging,” said Annie Varzhonen, the main author of the study.
“Destruction is a complex disease with various lifestyle factors associated with increasing/reducing risk. Not everyone can pursue long formal education, but other activities can help reduce the risk of dementia and create cognitive storage.”
“This includes social interaction, physical activity, managed blood pressure, cholesterol and healthy lifestyle habits such as diet and avoiding smoking or over -consumption of alcohol,” said Ms. Varzhun.
Their research was based on a long -term study that began in 1975 and monitored the health of the participants for 50 years. It has been studied how the risk and protective factors measured at the beginning of the study predicted cognitive function in people over 90.
Participants had to say at what level of education they received, from elementary, high school, to professional education or university.
This study showed that education at the age of 90 has a constant protective relationship with cognitive function. People who attended school for 12 years or were better performed in cognitive tests than those who were less than seven years old. Participants, who had between the ages of 7 and 11, also acted from the lower groups.
“The protective effect of higher education, even at the age of 90, may be related to the ability of the brain to compensate for the effects of aging, the capacity strengthened by education,” Ms. Varzhounen said.
The study also sought to identify the relationship with the cardiovascular risk and identify aging, but did not observe.
“This is an important issue,” said Eero Vuoksimaa, who also leads the study, because very little research has been done on people in its nineties, even if this age group grows in the future. In addition, the likelihood of memory disorders in late age is highest. ”
The researchers also noted that the level of education is often associated with factors such as economic factors and cognitive performance of children that can be related to better protected knowledge.
In 2023, Japanese researchers found that taking an adult training class can help reduce the risk of dementia. The study showed that 19 % reduced the likelihood of dementia over five years among middle -aged and elderly citizens.
According to the Alzheimer’s Society, about 1 million people are currently dementia in England. By 2040, it is expected to increase to 1.4 million.
