Low wages: precarious work accelerates cognitive decline
- Posted on 21/09/2022 08:54
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- By abelozih@sante-education.tg
Extract from the article: Travailler continuellement pour gagner le salaire minimum fait vieillir plus rapidement le cerveau, accélérant
Working
continuously to earn minimum wage makes the brain age faster, accelerating
cognitive decline. When someone is in a low-paying job, their brain ages faster
than someone who makes a good living. This was recently revealed by researchers
at Columbia University in the United States. The results of this study were
published in the journal « American Journal of Epidemiology » and
presented at the Alzheimer Association’s International Conference, held from
July 31 to August 4, 2022. According to the results, compared to workers who
have never had low wages, people who have always earned low incomes have had
their memory altered more quickly at an advanced age. According to the authors,
adults in low-paying positions had an additional year of cognitive aging over a
10-year period. According to the authors, this research shows that earning low
incomes for several years is associated with an accelerated decline in memory
later in life.
William O.
