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 work was funded by NIH's National Institute on Aging (NIA) and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), as well as by 18 other international public and private organizations. We do not fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease, but we know that genetic factors can play a role, says NIA director Richard J. Hodes. M.D. Scientists have previously identified three genes, variants of which can cause early onset Alzheimer's, and one that increases risk for the late onset form.