Israeli-U.S. Study: Praying Regularly Could Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's

Israeli-U.S. Study: Praying Regularly Could Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s

Science • July 2012 • Views: 1,820

Praying regularly can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and milder memory problems by 50 percent, according to a joint Israeli-American study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

The entire article is behind the pay-to-read section of Ha’aretz. Study conducted by blah blah blah, tested adults blah blah, resulting in blah. Further study needs to be done blah blah, results are encouraging blah blah.

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14 comments

Achilles Tang Thu, Jul 26, 2012 6:48:21am

Will it work for atheists too?

Destro Thu, Jul 26, 2012 6:48:28am

I bet doing daily crossword puzzles or still being active in your job would produce the same results. Praying or relying on any supernatural thinking is dangerous in the context of medicine. Steve Jobs’ decision to treat his pancreatic cancer with a vegan diet, herbs, juices and acupuncture rather than the surgery is one such example of the "evils" of supernatural thinking.

kreyagg Thu, Jul 26, 2012 6:55:01am

$ to donuts Sudoku would have better results than talking to an imaginary friend.

Bob Levin Thu, Jul 26, 2012 7:02:02am

You all can take this with a grain of salt if you wish. Not a big deal. I find it amusing.

kreyagg Thu, Jul 26, 2012 7:30:32am

Crap, is Haaretz behind a paywall now? Or is it just a matter of giving them an email address with which they can spam me with subscription offers?

Bob Levin Thu, Jul 26, 2012 7:41:05am

re: #5 kreyagg

I think it's subscription. Fortunately, there are other papers and news sources. And like all papers, they want to be read. So it's not over.

Bob Levin Thu, Jul 26, 2012 7:43:20am

Oh, I see by my comment #4 that I should have written the opposite. Okay, this is fact which should cause everyone to change their minds and beliefs. So, no more individual thinking. Better? Heh.

Ziggy Standard Thu, Jul 26, 2012 8:00:31am

Perhaps Alzheimer's is God's punishment for those who do not pray./

kreyagg Thu, Jul 26, 2012 9:08:25am

re: #8 Aye Pod

Perhaps Alzheimer's is God's punishment for those who do not pray./

Evidently not: [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

Ziggy Standard Thu, Jul 26, 2012 9:45:59am

re: #9 kreyagg

Evidently not: [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

They're praying to the wrong God though. That pisses God off even more than not praying at all.

What, me worry? Thu, Jul 26, 2012 9:46:51am

It just seem quite broad to me.

A little more from here:

"Prayer is a custom in which thought is invested, and the intellectual activity involved in it may constitute a protective measure against the disease," Prof. Rivka Inzelberg, lead researcher from Tel Aviv University said.

It then goes on to say that the samples were skewed because of the outcome of the studies.

But then I'd think that the same would happen if you continue academic studies, read, talk with family, basically, have an active life?

Hardening of the arteries can cause some dementia and possibly Alzheimer.

They don't always get the Alzheimer's diagnosis correct. I've seen that more often than I can count.

Pancreatic cancer is a killer. There is no survival. The only question is "how much more life do I have" or "what is going to extend my life and/or give me the best quality."

I think the larger part, even 100% of this, is genetic.

And I 100% believe in the power of prayer because it makes you feel better and feeling better is a key into actually being better.

Destro Thu, Jul 26, 2012 9:54:48am

re: #11 What, me worry?

And I 100% believe in the power of prayer because it makes you feel better and feeling better is a key into actually being better.

I am kind of worried about telling people to rely solely on the supernatural for cures or healing. I agree that any activity that gives you comfort and mentally feeling better should be encouraged as long as people are told that it is not a substitute for medicinal science.

researchok Thu, Jul 26, 2012 10:10:29am

re: #1 Achilles Tang

Only those in foxholes.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Jul 26, 2012 11:58:48am

re: #1 Achilles Tang