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" People who achieved a high level of education and had a mentally demanding job may have extra protection against the memory loss that precedes Alzheimer&amp;#039;s disease, scientists believe. A study in the journal Neurology found that people with more education and more mentally challenging jobs showed greater changes and brain damage from Alzheimer&amp;#039;s disease than those who were poorly educated. The research involved 242 people with Alzheimer&amp;#039;s disease, 72 people with mild cognitive impairment and a further 144 volunteers with no memory problems. Study author Dr Valentina Garibotto of the San Raffaele University and Scientific Institute and the National Institute of Neuroscience in Milan, Italy, said that education may create a &amp;#039;buffer&amp;#039; against the effects of dementia on the brain. &amp;#039;Their brains are able to compensate for the damage and allow them to maintain functioning in spite of damage,&amp;#039; she explained. Dr Garibotto noted that it is not yet known whether education and demanding jobs make the brain stronger, or whether the kind of people who achieve high levels of education have genetic factors that may determine the amount of cognitive reserve. Alzheimer&amp;#039;s disease affects around 417,000 people in the UK, making it the most common cause of dementia. \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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