Women with paying jobs see slower memory decline later in life: report

      Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-18 14:33:05|Editor: Shi Yinglun
      Video PlayerClose

      LOS ANGELES, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Women who were employed from an earlier age experience slower memory decline when they age, scientists said here Tuesday at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019.

      Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, assistant professor of epidemiology at University of California at Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, and her team studied 6,386 American women born between 1935 and 1956.

      The researchers found that women who were employed from between early adulthood and middle age, despite being mothers or otherwise, experienced slower memory decline later in life than when compared with women who did not work.

      Rate of memory decline was quickest among women who had never been in employment, according to the study.

      The researchers said jobs can offer women benefits including mental stimulation, financial benefits and social connections, all of which could limit decline in memory as they age.

      "Though preliminary, our research provides evidence that participation in the paid labor force may help prevent late-life memory decline among women in the United States," said Mayeda.

      "Future research should evaluate whether policies and programs that facilitate women's full participation in the paid labor force are effective strategies to prevent memory decline," she added.

      Two-thirds of people living with Alzheimer's disease in the United States are women, according to the Alzheimer's Association's 2019 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report.

      A longheld view has been that more women than men have Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia because women have longer life expectancy on average. But new evidence reported at the conference suggested that may not be the entire story.

      "The research reported today at AAIC gets us one step closer to answering that question by identifying specific biological and social reasons why Alzheimer's is different in men and women," said Maria C. Carrillo, chief science officer of Alzheimer's Association.

      Researchers at the University of Miami analyzed genes in around 30,000 people and found 11 different genes which have gender-specific associations with Alzheimer's disease risk.

      "This research demonstrates that genetics may contribute to differences in risk and progression of Alzheimer's disease between men and women," said Brian Kunkle, genetic epidemiologist and associate scientist at the University of Miami. "More research is needed to understand how much these genes contribute to Alzheimer's risk, and whether they can be used to specifically identify men and women at risk for this disease."

      In addition, researchers at University of California, San Diego found that women's brains fared better at metabolizing glucose than men despite similar signs of early to moderate Alzheimer's.

      This suggests that women may fare better than men in compensating for early-stage Alzheimer's-related brain changes and may contribute to women's verbal memory advantage at this stage of the disease.

      TOP STORIES
      EDITOR’S CHOICE
      MOST VIEWED
      EXPLORE XINHUANET
      010020070750000000000000011100001382370471
      主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产视频一区在线观看| 日韩免费在线观看视频| 噼里啪啦动漫在线观看免费| 田中瞳中文字幕久久精品| 成年片色大黄全免费网站久久| 亚洲午夜精品久久久久久浪潮| 立即播放免费毛片一级| 国产又猛又黄又爽| 5566电影成年私人网站| 宝贝过来趴好张开腿让我看看| 久久婷五月综合| 1000部拍拍拍18勿入免费凤凰福利| 成人欧美一区二区三区视频| 亚洲av午夜成人片精品网站 | 快穿之性色无边(高h)| 久久青青草原亚洲av无码麻豆 | 国产精品美女视视频专区| 一区二区三区无码高清视频| 日本无遮挡漫画| 免费看美女隐私全部| 黄色免费在线观看网址| 国产黄大片在线观| 一本色道久久hezyo无码| 日本阿v视频在线观看| 动漫人物桶动漫人物免费观看 | 成人精品一区久久久久| 久久精品午夜福利| 欧美影院在线观看| 人人干在线视频| 精品少妇一区二区三区视频| 国产人澡人澡澡澡人碰视频| 亚洲视频456| 国产精品麻豆免费版| japanese日本熟妇多毛| 成人性生活免费看| 久久天天躁狠狠躁夜夜2020一| 欧美怡红院高清在线| 亚洲精品无码专区在线在线播放 | 无人在线观看视频高清视频8| 九九久久精品国产AV片国产| 欧美性xxxxx极品娇小|