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Published online 10 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news04809-3
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Alzheimer's linked to lowbrow jobs
Mentally stimulating careers may protect against dementia.
A mentally stimulating career may help to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. According to a study carried out in the United States, those who develop the debilitating form of dementia are more likely to have had jobs that do not tax the brain.
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