Language Skills Predict Alzheimer's Risk

Individuals with superior language skills are placed at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in the long run, a new study finds.

According to the study published in Neurology, individuals with good language skills are less likely to develop memory problems even in the presence of signs pointing to dementia-related brain damage.

Plaque formation in the brain leads to the development of dementia symptoms only in certain individuals, which has puzzled scientists for years. But a new study revealed that women with brain damage but no memory problems had higher language scores.

The study, which was reported on presstv said,

Women who retain a normal memory in the presence of brain damage are also reported to have larger brain cells, indicating that these cells grow as the body's early response to the onset of dementia, with the aim of preventing the condition.

Scientists concluded that the mental and intellectual abilities in the early 20s may predict the risk of developing dementia in the next five or six decades.