Five jobs that put workers at higher risk of developing dementia as they grow older

A new study has shown that physical activity during work can be linked to a greater risk of developing dementia later in life. Researchers at the Norwegian National Centre of Ageing and Health, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and the Butler Columbia Aging Center found an interesting connection between physically demanding jobs and the risk of memory problems as people age. The study, published in the science journal The Lancet, looked at the data of 7005 people over the …