Don't take my word for it, see this news article on the presentations at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11751788/School-grades-aged-10-predict-risk-of-dementia.html
The Telegraph's (UK) science editor writes: |Children with low school grades at the age of 10 are |more likely to develop dementia later in life, scientists have found for the first time. | |Youngsters who struggled in school were far more likely |to suffer dementia as pensioners than average children, |while high achievers were much less likely to develop the |condition. Boy, if I could only remember how I did in school at age 10, I'd be a lot less concerned -- or more concerned depending upon how I did. Anyway, the are summaries of other research such as: |In a separate study, experts at the University of California |found that watching too much television and taking too little |exercise in early adulthood more than doubles their risk of |dementia. I am shocked --SHOCKED you hear! -- to find out that being a couch potato might cause Alzheimer's disease. And all this time I thought that it only caused heart disease, diabetes, and other minor health problems. But that's not all. Consider: |Likewise at [sic!] study of 8,300 over 65s by Harvard University |found that the loneliest people suffered much faster cognitive |decline than those with the most friends, a 20 per cent acceleration |over 12 years. One wonders whether those lonely people spent a lot time at home watching TV. Boy, this kind of research makes real confident that we'll find a cure of Alzheimer's disease some time in the next 100 years. Or perhaps the next millennia. YMMV. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=46019 or send a blank email to leave-46019-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
