你的工作不但可以影响你的收入、生活质量和幸福指数，还与你的身体息息相关。新研究发现，工作有趣的人患痴呆症的风险比其他人低三分之一。医生、律师、官员都属于“有趣的”工作，而收银员、司机等则被归类为“无趣的”工作。
Having an interesting job in your forties may slash1 your risk of getting dementia in old age, a study has suggested.
一项研究显示，四十多岁时从事有趣的工作可以大大降低老年患痴呆症的风险。
Researchers claim mental stimulation2 may stave off the onslaught of the memory-robbing condition by around 18 months.
研究人员指出，脑力锻炼可以将痴呆症发作的时间推迟约18个月。
Academics examined more than 100,000 participants and tracked them for nearly two decades.
研究人员在近二十年时间内追踪调查了逾10万人。
They spotted3 a third fewer cases of dementia among people who had engaging jobs which involved demanding tasks and more control — such as solicitors4 and doctors, compared to adults in 'passive' roles — such as cashiers.
他们发现，与收银员等被动型职业相比，律师、医生等要求高、自主性也更强的从业者患痴呆症的比例少三分之一。
And those who found their own work interesting also had lower levels of proteins in their blood that have been linked with dementia.
另外，从事有趣工作的人血液中与痴呆症相关的蛋白质含量也更低。
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