Researchers from the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, found that pet ownership can be associated with slower rates of developing dementia. "Pet ownership offset the associations between living alone and declining rates [of] verbal memory and verbal fluency," he said. In the study, Lu said that those living alone with a pet showed slower rates of developing signs of dementia. A new study found that owning a pet could be beneficial for people with signs of dementia who live alone. EATING ONE POPULAR FRUIT COULD HELP REDUCE YOUR CHANCES OF DEVELOPING DEMENTIA, STUDY FINDSAlzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, which is currently the 7th leading cause of death, the WHO also notes.

Source: Fox News December 27, 2023 15:15 UTC