Education delays outbreak of Alzheimer's
Is Alzheimer's an illness of the education-far layers? , Who works more with its hands than with its head, rather is a risk candidate for dementia in the age? Italian scientists investigated exactly this question.
Milan - humans with more education and mentally fastidious activities could be better from the memory loss, which precedes the Alzheimerkrankheit, protected. This states a study, which was published now in the magazine “Neurology”.
The researchers examined 242 patients with assumed Alzheimer's as well as 144 recover and 72 patients with memory disturbances, who go beyond the forgetfulness usual for the age and are called amnestische MCI (mildly cognitive impairment). 21 of these aMCI persons developed late Alzheimer's. The memory and the cognitive abilities of the test persons were tested. In addition they determined by means of Gehirnscans, into as far the brain by the Alzheimerkrankheit were damaged already.
Buffer by education
Result of the study was that with test persons with the same memory status those, which were formed or implemented a fastidious job exhibited damaged brain structures less in Alzheimer's. “Our theory is that education and mentally fastidious jobs bring, say a buffer or a cognitive reserve out against the effects of dementia” study authoress Valentina Garibotto. “Your brains are able to compensate damage and continue to work.” But give it to two possible explanations: “The brain could become stronger by education and fastidious occupation.” It would quite be in addition, conceivable that genetic advantages make higher training and the later activity in mentally responding occupations for some humans possible and cause a higher functional reserve at the same time.
With simple Gehirnjogging one will thus not be able to stop Alzheimer's. Training could delay the outbreak of the illness at best.
