Research suggests that people in jobs requiring frequent navigation, like taxi and ambulance drivers, may face a lower risk of death from Alzheimer’s disease. This conclusion stems from a broad study reviewing many occupations.
The Harvard University research, published in the British Medical Journal, analyzed employment histories and death records for millions of individuals across the United States.
Among roughly 400 professions compared, taxi drivers and ambulance drivers showed the smallest share of deaths tied to Alzheimer’s disease.
A possible reason involves the ongoing need to plan routes, recall locations, adjust to traffic, and handle new areas. Bus drivers on fixed routes showed no similar apparent benefit.
