A recent study shows that people who stay in education for longer demonstrate a reduced risk of developing Dementia, according to Cambridge University.

Education helps people able to cope with changes in the brain much better says the study and the more learning individuals undertake, over a longer period, the less likely they are to develop early dementia.

The partially Bupa-funded study comments on this research and indicates that including ‘purposeful activity and …intellectually demanding activity’ in a health programme could aid in staving off the effects of dementia and the health provider looks at whether keeping the brain active into middle age and beyond can also help to reduce the degeneration.