How does education affect Alzheimer’s and dementia risk? It’s about more than degree attainment

Education has long been associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, but a new study reveals that this protection extends far beyond diplomas and degrees. Co-led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Columbia University, the study investigated how high school contexts, opportunities and outcomes shape midlife cognition even among people with the same completed degrees.

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