New research adds further support to the idea that the higher your education level, the less likely you are to get Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

The study found this to be the case even after adjusting for socioeconomic status and other medical diseases. [Education and dementia: what lies behind the association? 2007 Oct 2;69(14):1442-50. Neurology.]

The authors of the study conclude: “Higher educated persons may have a greater cognitive reserve that can postpone the clinical manifestation of dementia.”