Trends and Innovations: Late Retirement Helps Brain

People who continue to work later in their lives have less of a risk of developing Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia, according to Inserm, the French gov’t health research agency.  The agency studied half a million workers, from shopkeepers to bakers, and found that for each additional year of work, the risk of getting dementia is cut by 3.2%.  The Alzheimer’s Association said people don’t necessarily have to delay retirement, but the key is to keep cognitively active after retiring.

Article obtained from Investor’s Business Daily, July 2013