A new study published in the British Medical Journal has revealed that deaths from Alzheimer’s disease are significantly lower among taxi and ambulance drivers, who frequently engage in processing spatial and navigational information. The findings suggest that these professions may offer a protective effect against Alzheimer’s, a progressive age-related condition that impairs memory, thinking, and daily functioning.
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital analyzed death data from the US National Vital Statistics System, covering adults across 443 different occupations. Out of nearly nine million individuals with available occupational data, approximately four percent had Alzheimer’s disease listed as a cause of death.
