Dementia risk higher in illiterate people
(WorldNews Health)

Washington: The people who cannot read and write stay at nearly three times higher risk of developing dementia than the people, who can read and write, says a recent study. The study is published in an online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. According to the United States Department of Education, approximately 32 million adults in the country are illiterate. "Being able to read and write allows people to engage in more activities that use the brain like...