This study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Learn more: https://t.co/vJHOpTPZ7I https://t.co/SrSUDX6jNw
Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life: The HUNT4 70+ Study.
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The overall sentiment highlights strong agreement about the benefits of cognitively demanding work, with posts emphasizing how staying mentally active through jobs can support cognitive health in aging, as seen in comments about how this research underscores the importance of occupational stimulation during midlife. The tone is predominantly positive and interested, contributing to moderate engagement and perceived impact on personal and societal levels.
Most posts agree that engaging in cognitively stimulating jobs can reduce the risk of cognitive decline later in life.
Posts show high interest, with many discussing practical implications and personal relevance of the findings.
Some posts delve into the scientific details or personal reflections, indicating a moderate level of engagement.
The discussions suggest the research has meaningful implications for public health and individual choices, though not revolutionary.
Abstract in brief
- The study explores how different levels of occupational cognitive demands across midlife are associated with the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in later life, based on data from the HUNT4 70 Study.
- Participants were grouped into four categories based on their job-related cognitive demands, with those in highly demanding cognitive jobs showing a higher risk of MCI and dementia compared to those in less demanding jobs.
- The findings support the cognitive reserve hypothesis, implying that engaging in cognitively stimulating work may influence the timing or likelihood of developing cognitive impairment, even after accounting for factors like age, sex, education, and health conditions.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyThis study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Learn more: https://t.co/vJHOpTPZ7I https://t.co/9SstPEa7yR
問題解決や新たな刺激を感じる仕事で起こる認知の刺激は、それ自体が効果をもたらすようだ。 Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life | Neurology https://t.co/UTo7huqNX6
Let's look at a few examples Having a routine job, as opposed to a cognitively challenging job, is associated with increased risk of dementia with aging https://t.co/cU02I7J3c0 I think there's a good reason why people who are groundbreaking at the edge of their field often live
Interesting findings here - challenging jobs mitigate cognitive decline... Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life | Neurology https://t.co/9KCeu8Wjpb
中年期の認知機能的に刺激のある職業は70歳以上のMCIや認知症のリスク減少と関連した。Neurology. 2024;102:e209353. PMID: 38630959. https://t.co/WYC98gNC9r
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@GreenJournal @AANmember @VUMCneurology @VUmedicine https://t.co/wQxwJTqBj1 ugh link didn't go through in the original post ... maybe I'm already past my prime ...
I guess this means I need to keep working through my 60's: no early retirement ;) ? Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life | Neurology @GreenJournal @AANmember @VUMCneurology @VUmedicine https://t.co/E90Fjz09Qy
@JoeCow80 @fantasticarg3 @AdrianTiger @0xDeFiniTed @elonmusk That’s not one study, that’s a summary of many studies. The science is not on your side here. Since you’re too lazy to google them with the provided info: https://t.co/pvQ1II25xV https://t.co/5VTLm6UunX https://t.co/hNcF9Bg9PA https://t.co/tyKkC8AYyS
Let's look at a few examples Having a routine job, as opposed to a cognitively challenging job, is associated with increased risk of dementia with aging https://t.co/cU02I7J3c0 I think there's a good reason why people who are groundbreaking at the edge of their field often live
RT @37phoenix: 中年期の認知機能的に刺激のある職業は70歳以上のMCIや認知症のリスク減少と関連した。Neurology. 2024;102:e209353. PMID: 38630959. https://t.co/WYC98gNC9r
中年期の認知機能的に刺激のある職業は70歳以上のMCIや認知症のリスク減少と関連した。Neurology. 2024;102:e209353. PMID: 38630959. https://t.co/WYC98gNC9r
#ETUDESANTEDUSOIR Les personnes soumises à 1 exigence cognitive professionnelle forte tout au long de leur carrière ont ensuite un risque très réduit de troubles cognitifs légers, de #démence ou #alzheimer Par @ColumbiaMSPH Via @GreenJournal https://t.co/Za89k1bv34
RT @Cathymch7: HUNT4 70 + .. hx of cognitively stimulating occupations during 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s inferred lower risk of MCI and dementi…
HUNT4 70 + .. hx of cognitively stimulating occupations during 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s inferred lower risk of MCI and dementia older than 70 years, highlighting importance of occ cog stimulation during midlife for maintaining cogn function in old age. https://t.co/My8FD4iduW
RT @GreenJournal: This study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s ha…
This study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Learn more: https://t.co/vJHOpTPZ7I https://t.co/9SstPEa7yR
頭は使った方がいいのか? 70〜105歳の男女9,930人を対象 ルーチンワークと認知機能を調査 過去に仕事で非日常業務が多かった人は、少なかった人より軽度認知障害や認知症を発症するリスクが低い 学歴や地位などで効果は弱まる が、健康関連を考慮すると消えた https://t.co/tGhLmAkCMT
Il tuo #lavoro ti nobilita o ti rincoglionisce? La risposta sta scritta qui. PS: se ti rincoglionisce, basta che segui LSC e tutto torna a posto! PPS: facce sapè come stai messo. https://t.co/BWgxfPKPbd
RT @Dt_Aerzteblatt: Kognitiv stimulierende Jobs könnten im Alter vor Demenz schützen: Oslo – Berufstätige, deren Job höhere kognitive Anfo…
RT @Dt_Aerzteblatt: Kognitiv stimulierende Jobs könnten im Alter vor Demenz schützen: Oslo – Berufstätige, deren Job höhere kognitive Anfo…
RT @Dt_Aerzteblatt: Kognitiv stimulierende Jobs könnten im Alter vor Demenz schützen: Oslo – Berufstätige, deren Job höhere kognitive Anfo…
Kognitiv stimulierende Jobs könnten im Alter vor Demenz schützen: Oslo – Berufstätige, deren Job höhere kognitive Anforderungen stellt, erkranken im Alter seltener an einer Demenz. Die in Neurology (2024; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209353)… https://t.co/PAe06UAy25 https://t.co/qznnhhlcLq
将来ボケない仕事 https://t.co/TKNtDtEXnx コロンビア大学、ペンシルベニア大学などが主導する“Changing lives, changing brains”ってプロジェクトの一環で、ノルウェーに住む305の職種につく7,003人の仕事とその後の人生の認知的健康について調査した研究。 https://t.co/fByi98drD6
I like to think of my job as more stimulating than demanding ... ;) "People with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations [...] had a lower risk of MCI and dementia" @GreenJournal @AANmember @VUMCneurology @VUmedicine https://t.co/Et5bqpve1Y
Probabilidad de deterioro mental en la vejez tras tener un oficio que requería esfuerzo mental https://t.co/K9Op0HvEIj Más información: Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life https://t.co/lZoN7e7ExC
RT @GreenJournal: This study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s ha…
RT @GreenJournal: This study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s ha…
This study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Learn more: https://t.co/TRUl90SHeU https://t.co/accDnsEAHZ
RT @GreenJournal: This study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s ha…
This study found that people with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Learn more: https://t.co/vJHOpTPZ7I https://t.co/SrSUDX6jNw
بر اساس یکی از پژوهشهایی که اخیرا منتشر شده، افرادی که شغلشون از فعالیتهای تکراری و روتین تشکیل شده و حین انجام کار ذهنشون به چالش کشیده نمیشه در پیری به احتمال ۶۶٪ بیشتر به دمانس و آلزایمر مبتلا میشن… https://t.co/GhDPatCj9V
@LiberumAmericae https://t.co/8fN943DyMu
trayectorias de las demandas cognitivas ocupacionales y el riesgo de deterioro cognitivo leve y demencia en la vejez | Neurología https://t.co/8fN943DyMu
RT @Bill_Vicenzino: Interesting findings here - challenging jobs mitigate cognitive decline... Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Deman…
RT @ichiipsy: 問題解決や新たな刺激を感じる仕事で起こる認知の刺激は、それ自体が効果をもたらすようだ。 Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impair…
RT @Bill_Vicenzino: Interesting findings here - challenging jobs mitigate cognitive decline... Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Deman…
Interesting findings here - challenging jobs mitigate cognitive decline... Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life | Neurology https://t.co/9KCeu8Wjpb
RT @ichiipsy: 問題解決や新たな刺激を感じる仕事で起こる認知の刺激は、それ自体が効果をもたらすようだ。 Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impair…
問題解決や新たな刺激を感じる仕事で起こる認知の刺激は、それ自体が効果をもたらすようだ。 Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life | Neurology https://t.co/UTo7huqNX6
Makes sense- Use it if you don't want to lose it- much like muscle mass from mid-life! But if you burn out from excessive cognitive demands then that could also be detrimental to your brain (I posit) #neuroscience https://t.co/zfJR0ShotM
Mentally stimulating #work plays key role in staving off #dementia, study finds. People in routine and repetitive #jobs found to have 31% greater risk of disease in later life, and 66% higher risk of mild #cognitive problems. https://t.co/pOOawmEFdb https://t.co/XDhywY5Yp5
RT @norionakatsuji: 因みに、最も思考と判断力を刺激される職業には教師や大学教員が含まれるらしい。最近は、良い意味の刺激だけでなく、ネガティヴな苦しい意味の思考と判断力も求められるので、もしも日本でのデータを解析するとどうなるか疑問❓
RT @norionakatsuji: 因みに、最も思考と判断力を刺激される職業には教師や大学教員が含まれるらしい。最近は、良い意味の刺激だけでなく、ネガティヴな苦しい意味の思考と判断力も求められるので、もしも日本でのデータを解析するとどうなるか疑問❓
RT @norionakatsuji: 因みに、最も思考と判断力を刺激される職業には教師や大学教員が含まれるらしい。最近は、良い意味の刺激だけでなく、ネガティヴな苦しい意味の思考と判断力も求められるので、もしも日本でのデータを解析するとどうなるか疑問❓
因みに、最も思考と判断力を刺激される職業には教師や大学教員が含まれるらしい。最近は、良い意味の刺激だけでなく、ネガティヴな苦しい意味の思考と判断力も求められるので、もしも日本でのデータを解析するとどうなるか疑問❓
"People with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s had a lower risk of MCI and dementia older than 70 years, highlighting the importance of occupational cognitive stimulation during midlife" https://t.co/anek1L5zmc