Education Protects the impact of Alzheimer's disease

A teacher sits at his desk. Italian scientists have stated that their research, education and many professions seeking the brain creates a form of protection against dementia. (Photos.com) LONDON - professions that require intellectual skills and education thrust seems to be preserved memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, said last week Italian scientists. These findings confirm previous research conducted on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of brain decrease, said Valentina Garibotto, the San Raffaele University, the Institute of Science and the National Institute of Neuroscience in Milan. "The theory is that education and the professions seeking much (the brain) create a form of protection against the effects of brain dementia or cognitive reserve," said Garibotto. "Their brains are able to compensate the damage and allow them to remain in office despite the damage suffered." An estimated 30 million people with dementia in the world, the most common form is Alzheimer's disease. The study of Italian researchers, published in the journal Neurology, focused on 242 people suffering from Alzheimer's, 72 men and women with mild memory problems and 144 volunteers with no memory problem.