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ちょっとピックアップするにはヤバイネタかなと思ったけど、ま、いいか。
⇒Teen IQ, activity tied to later dementia risk
英語なんで読みづらいかもだけど、ようするに、高校生のときにIQ低いやつは後年痴呆症になりがち、ということ。
え?! みたいな、そりゃそーでしょ、みたいな話。
どうも、痴呆症っていうのは高校生のときからじわじわじわじわじわじわわじわじわじ(わじわじはうちなー語)じわじわ進行しているかもね説。
The new findings "add to a growing body of knowledge that dementias, such as Alzheimer's disease, may have a very long-term course, perhaps starting decades before clinical symptoms emerge," said study author Dr. Thomas Fritsch, of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
ま、身も蓋もないってな御説。
とりあえず、ありげに、だから、高校生んとき勉強しとけと…というか、タバコ吸って酒飲んでんじゃねーよ小僧的な説教もあり。
"They also indicate that the risk for dementia late in life may be decreased by maintaining an active lifestyle as a teenager," he added. "However, this conclusion is based on only one study and must be confirmed in other research."
この手の研究、日本でもやったら、なんか明確な答えが出そうなので、や・る・な・よ。