Aug. 10, 2004 - A new study finds Alzheimer's Disease patients are more likely than healthy seniors to have had jobs with low mental demands.
Researchers studied the job histories of 122 Alzheimer's patients and 235 healthy seniors. They found the healthy volunteers were more likely than the patients to have had mentally challenging jobs, and Alzheimer's patients were more likely to have had occupations with higher physical demands.
Researchers aren't sure whether the finding is a sign that the disease impairs brain capacity years before symptoms are apparent or whether it adds to the "use it or lose it" theory about brain power.
This study is from researchers at Case Western Reserve University. It is published in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Researchers studied the job histories of 122 Alzheimer's patients and 235 healthy seniors. They found the healthy volunteers were more likely than the patients to have had mentally challenging jobs, and Alzheimer's patients were more likely to have had occupations with higher physical demands.
Researchers aren't sure whether the finding is a sign that the disease impairs brain capacity years before symptoms are apparent or whether it adds to the "use it or lose it" theory about brain power.
This study is from researchers at Case Western Reserve University. It is published in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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