Bekerja hingga usia lanjut bisa mencegah demensia, demikian temuan penelitian baru yang dipublikasikan di International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

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The study looked at nearly 400 men who developed Alzheimer's disease. It assessed the time they spent in full-time education, the type of work they did and the point at which they retired.

The researchers detected no link between the onset of dementia and education or occupation. But they found that every extra year at work was associated with a six week delay in Alzheimer's. They say this points to the value of keeping the brain active by working.

They also acknowledge that the nature of retirement is changing, and for some people it may be as intellectually stimulating as working. The Alzheimer's Research Trust, which funded the study, says more people than ever retire later in life to avert financial hardship, but there may be a silver lining: lower dementia risk. However it says much more research is needed in order to understand how to delay or prevent dementia.

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developed
mulai mengalami

assessed
memeriksa/meneliti dan kemudian menarik kesimpulan

detected no link
tidak menemukan hubungan

the onset of
waktu sesuatu yang tidak menyenangkan mulai terjadi

dementia
kondisi ketika fungsi otak mulai memburuk dengan cepat

was associated with
di sini, disebabkan, terkait dengan

points to the value of
menunjukkan sesuatu - di sini, bekerja itu baik

the nature of retirement is changing
orang yang tidak lagi bekerja akibat usia lanjut menghabiskan waktu untuk kegiatan yang berbeda dari orang lanjut usia di masal lalu (misalnya, lebih sering bepergian, melakukan lebih banyaj kegiatan fisik dan metal

intellectually stimulating
merangsang intelektual, membuat otak bekerja

a silver lining
hikmah, manfaat