Not Finishing High School May Lead to Memory Problems

ST. PAUL, Minn. – People who don’t finish high school are at a higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease compared to people with more education, regardless of lifestyle choices and characteristics such as income, occupation, physical activity and smoking, according to a study published in the October 2, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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