1 Perform research to ascertain the best program to suit a company's structure, function, and size. 2  Analyze complex benefit plans. 3  Negotiate programs.  Analyze defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) or thrift savings plans and profit sharing or stock ownership plans.
Severe stress in middle age can lead to Alzheimer's by damaging the brain, experts warn. 1  Canadian scientists believe neurons involved in chronic anxiety and fear 'extensively overlap' in areas also associated with Alzheimer's disease.  Stress in middle age could cause dementia by damaging the brain, new research suggests. Neurons involved in chronic anxiety and fear 'extensively overlap' in areas also associated with Alzheimer's disease, say scientists. Mid-life stress has been previously linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease.
The beta-amyloid protein involved in Alzheimerâs comes in several different molecular forms that collect between neurons. It is formed from the breakdown of a larger protein, called amyloid precursor protein. One form, beta-amyloid 42, is thought to be especially toxic. In the Alzheimerâs brain, abnormal levels of this naturally occurring protein clump together to form plaques that collect between neurons and disrupt cell function.