Doing this throughout life may cut Alzheimer’s risk by 38%

Engaging in mentally stimulating activities across your lifetime, including reading, writing, and learning new languages, may be linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and slower cognitive decline. That is the conclusion of a study published recently in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers emphasize that the findings show an association, not proof that lifelong learning directly prevents Alzheimer's.

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