Education appears to have a long-lasting protective effect in cognitive aging, even at 90+ years, according to a small, long-term cohort study
Article URL : http://plos.io/4nrerv4
Article title: Midlife and old-age cardiovascular risk factors, educational attainment, and cognition at 90-years – population-based study with 48-years of follow-up
Author countries: Finland
Funding: This work was supported by the Finnish Brain Foundation [to A.V]; Orion Research Foundation [to P.I.M]; The Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation [to P.I.M]; Juho Vainio Foundation [to S.A]; Academy of Finland Center of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics [grant number 352792 to J.K]; NONAGINTA data collection was funded by the Research Council of Finland [grant numbers 320109, 345988 to E.V]; the Research Council of Finland [grant number 314639 to E.V], and the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation Senior Fellowship [to E.V]. The funders played no role in the design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of data, or writing of the study.
PLOS One
Midlife and old-age cardiovascular risk factors, educational attainment, and cognition at 90-years – population-based study with 48-years of follow-up
1-Oct-2025
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.