Education appears to have a long-lasting protective effect in cognitive aging, even at 90+ years, according to a small, long-term cohort study

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Education appears to have a long-lasting protective effect in cognitive aging, even at 90+ years.

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Education appears to have a long-lasting protective effect in cognitive aging, even at 90+ years, according to a small, long-term cohort study

Article URL: http://plos.io/4nrerv4

Article title: Midlife and old-age cardiovascular risk factors, educational attainment, and cognition at 90-years – population-based study with 48-years of follow-up

Author countries: Finland

Funding: This work was supported by the Finnish Brain Foundation [to A.V]; Orion Research Foundation [to P.I.M]; The Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation [to P.I.M]; Juho Vainio Foundation [to S.A]; Academy of Finland Center of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics [grant number 352792 to J.K]; NONAGINTA data collection was funded by the Research Council of Finland [grant numbers 320109, 345988 to E.V]; the Research Council of Finland [grant number 314639 to E.V], and the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation Senior Fellowship [to E.V]. The funders played no role in the design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of data, or writing of the study.

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Journal

PLOS One

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0331385 

Article Title

Midlife and old-age cardiovascular risk factors, educational attainment, and cognition at 90-years – population-based study with 48-years of follow-up

Article Publication Date

1-Oct-2025