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Article: Low childhood IQ linked to dementia later in life
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- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- November 28, 2000
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LOWER childhood IQ appears to be linked to the development of
dementia later in life, according to a new study.
A study based on school records of children born in 1921 has
found that those with the lowest scores in intelligence tests are
significantly more likely to develop dementia.
The link with childhood IQ becomes apparent at age 64, is
stronger at age 72 and stronger still at age 77.
The study is being led by Professor Lawrence Whalley, from
Aberdeen University, geriatrician Dr John Starr and Edinburgh
psychologist Professor Ian Deary.
It says: "Our research showed that there is something intrinsic,
rather than environmental, that contributes to the development of
dementia and ...