Study Reveals Listening To Music Every Day Could Lower Dementia Risk
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Study Reveals Listening To Music Every Day Could Lower Dementia Risk

Turn up that Zeppelin: A recent study found that older adults who regularly listen to or play music have a significantly lower risk of developing dementia.A research team from Monash University in Australia looked at data from more than 10,800 adults over the age of 70 and found that those who listened to music most days experienced a 39% lower

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Here's How Nightmares And Dementia Might Be Linked
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Here’s How Nightmares And Dementia Might Be Linked

Dreams are normal occurrences for everyone, and most people report having occasional nightmares. However, the frequency of your nightmares, and how old you are when you experience them, might reveal information about your risk for dementia.Research shows that experiencing frequent distressing dreams and nightmares ― meaning, specifically, frightening dreams that cause you to wake up ― may be linked with

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Dementia Prevention: 3 Factors To Control
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Dementia Prevention: 3 Factors To Control

Dementia is extremely common. According to a 2022 study, a startling 10% of adults in the United States over the age of 65 have dementia, and another 22% have mild cognitive impairment. And dementia risk only increases as we get older: Thirty-five percent of people over the age of 90 are living with dementia.The condition isn’t entirely preventable — age,

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