Study finds lower rates of death from Alzheimer’s disease among taxi and ambulance drivers: In a national study of more than 400 occupations, jobs that require frequent navigational and spatial processing tasks had the lowest proportions of deaths attributed to Alzheimer’s disease
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Mass General Brigham study finds lower rates of death from Alzheimer’s disease among taxi and ambulance drivers
A new study raises the possibility that jobs that require frequent spatial processing—such as figuring out a taxi route or the best way to navigate to a hospital—could lead to lower rates of death from Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from…
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👨👩👧👦 Parenthood ‘inoculates’ adults against disgust, new study reveals. Repeated, long-term exposure to bodily waste significantly reduces parents’ disgust responses, with effects that persist over time. This may also be relevant for workers in professions where managing disgust is part of the job. 🤢💩🧼
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Workplace exposure to herbicides and insecticides is linked to a 60-70% higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, with exposed men facing up to twice the risk compared with those not exposed
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Workers’ pesticide exposure linked to 60-70% heightened motor neuron disease risk
Increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with herbicides, insecticides Men exposed to these chemicals may be twice as likely to develop ALS as unexposed men Workplace exposure to pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) is linked to…
Study examining the death certificates of nearly 9 Million people in the U.S. find that Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in almost any other job to die of Alzheimer’s disease
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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain
Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.
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Volatile weekly work hours have adverse effects on health, employment: while men tend to experience worsening health but remain in their jobs, women are more likely to reduce their hours, suspend work, or leave their jobs entirely for health-related reasons
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Physically intense work and health. People who have held more physically demanding jobs over the course of their careers are more frequently diagnosed with heart attacks, strokes, and chronic lung diseases. Diabetes and hypertension also tend to be diagnosed at a younger age
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Uno studio di Ca’ Foscari e dell’Università di Innsbruck analizza le storie lavorative di quasi 65mila persone in 27 paesi europei e Israele. I lavori fisicamente più impegnativi sono associati a una salute peggiore dopo i 50 anni e a diagnosi più precoci…
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