Working long hours may lead to Alzheimer’s disease

　　Research has found that among middle-aged office workers, compared with those who work 41 hours a week, those who work more than 55 hours a week have poorer thinking ability, poorer short-term and long-term memory, and are more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease.

　　Marina from the Finnish Occupational Health Association? Dr. Virtanen led researchers who began tracking 2,214 government department administrators in 1980. The results were published in the journal American Epidemiology.

　　The survey found that 39% of people work less than 40 hours a week, 53% work between 41 and 55 hours a week, and 8% work more than 55 hours a week.

　　Researchers asked respondents in their early 50s to undergo a series of brain function tests. People who worked the longest hours and put in the most overtime scored lower on two tests of brain function related to reasoning ability and vocabulary memory.

　　Researchers say the findings suggest long working hours may have a negative impact on cognitive abilities in middle-aged people, and that cognitive impairment increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers added: "People who work long hours have a similar risk of developing Alzheimer's disease as smokers who work reasonable hours. ”

　　Britons have the longest working hours in Europe, with one in eight working more than 48 hours a week. Cary, an expert on work stress at Lancaster University in the UK? Professor Cooper said: "Working for very long hours will undoubtedly make you tired. If you keep doing this all the time, your brain and body will not function properly." healthy will be affected. Not only that, it can affect your job performance. ”