People with Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and Lewy body dementia (DLB) have different brain activities. Scientists looked at how much schooling people had. They wanted to see if it affected brain waves in these patients. They checked brain waves in people with PDD, DLB, and healthy older adults. Everyone was split into two groups: those with less education a...

In six countries, researchers looked into the link between education and memory in older adults. These countries are China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa. They wanted to see if more schooling really does make a difference in how well people remember things as they age. First, let's talk about why this matters. As people get older, they often worry a...

Dementia is a scary word. It's a condition that affects how we think, remember, and even who we are. But here's something interesting: how much schooling we have can make a big difference in how likely we are to get it. Schooling isn't just about getting a job or making money. It's also about keeping our brains sharp. People with more education tend to have brains t...

Imagine you're trying to measure how much education people have gotten over time. Up until now, many researchers have just lumped people into groups, like "some high school" or "college degree. " But that can lose important details about how much education someone really has. This new study brings a fresh approach by treating education as a continuous journey, not ju...