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"A cognitively active lifestyle helps the brain tolerate mild to moderate levels of Alzheimer's disease pathology, but is no help after the pathologic burden exceeds some threshold."

— Robert S. Wilson, PhD,
Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center

Doing crossword puzzles and reading books can delay the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but if dementia does eventually develop, it progresses more rapidly in those who had previously maintained a healthy active lifestyle, according to a new study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center.
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