According to a new study, being mentally active may help reduce memory and learning problems that often occur in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the study of 44 people, the scientists found that MS patients who remained mentally active had better scores on tests of learning and memory than those who did not have active mental lives, even if they had higher levels of brain damage from MS.
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