Delaying Retirement Can Prevent Alzheimer

The old stuff doesn't use the longer will increasingly obsolete and eventually broken. Perhaps it also happens in our brain. The more rarely used, will blunt the brain more easily. A French study found, people who delay retirement have a lower risk of having the disease or other dementia Alzheimer type. The researchers argue, work tends to make people more physically active, social, and mental. The trio is known to help prevent a decline in cognitive ability.

Researchers from INSERM, Medical Research Institute owned by the French Government, said Carole Dufouil, for each additional year of work, the risk of dementia is decreased to 3.2 percent. In fact, about 35 million people in the world suffers dementia, and Alzheimer's is the most common type. This cognitive decline disease is not yet known, but the cure of its development can be slowed. In this study, the researchers analyzed data from about US $ 48,00 workers. They are mostly working as shopkeepers, artisans, and bakers. The average age of those 74 years old and retired an average of 12 years. Almost three percent of those experiencing dementia, but the risk is smaller for those who put off retirement. Dufouil says, people who retire at age 65 and has 15 percent smaller risk experiencing dementia than those who retire at the age of 60 years. However, there are also other factors that influence.

These studies show, people are likely to experience dementia within 5-10 years after they retire. Dufouil argues, the work has an effect that is best to keep your cognitive ability. Heather M Snyder, Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association's medical and scientific knowledge, which is not involved in the research, said the study's results are not necessarily require someone to postpone retirement. "The important thing is to stay active in the cognitive, social, and do whatever is fun for You," he said.