Taxi and ambulance drivers have the lowest risk of Alzheimer's when compared to other professions, likely because of how they think.
'The hippocampus is like a muscle and they’re using that memory muscle all the time,' said Professor Luke O' Neill .Taxi and ambulance drivers have the lowest risk of developing Alzheimer's when compared to other professions, likely because of how they think when in work.
A trainee taxi driver doing 'The Knoweldge' in London. York Way, Kings Cross, London, UK. Image: Pete Jenkins / Alamy. 24 November 2007
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