2023-05-22 10:36:42
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University of New YorkRegular surfing is said to protect once morest dementia
According to a study, surfing the Internet or scrolling on social media has a decisive advantage when getting older. Regular use is said to reduce the risk of dementia.
The study looked at more than 18,000 people aged 50 and over aged between eight and 17 years.
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The experts found that regular internet users had a 43 percent reduced risk of developing dementia.
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A few hours of smartphone and internet surfing per day are said to be good for the memory. This is what researchers at the Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences at New York University are finding out. Regular internet use can reduce the risk of dementia in older people by almost half, the new study shows.
The results were «Journal of the American Geriatrics Society» veröffentlicht. The researchers tracked the cognitive health of more than 18,000 adults who had no signs of dementia when the surveys began. Overall, the study lasted between eight and 17 years, the age of those involved was 50 or older.
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The experts also found that regular Internet users had a 43 percent reduced risk of developing dementia. Over the years, the more technologically adept test subjects showed fewer signs of memory loss. Around five percent of the participants developed dementia during the course of the study – the majority of them without an Internet routine.
The results find that people who were online between 0.1 and two hours a day had the lowest risk. The researchers assume that those who never went online or who spent more than two hours online might be at even greater risk. “Regarding the negative effects of excessive use, however, more evidence is needed,” the study leaders said in the journal.
The study also shows that education, ethnicity, gender and generation had no impact on the association between internet use and dementia risk. However, according to the researchers, important insights have been gained into the prevention of dementia in older people.
If you bring your grandparents or other older family members a little closer to the world of technology on a tablet or computer next Sunday, you might ensure that your relative’s memory is more stable. Be it social media or simple browsing – up to two hours a day are good for the brains of senior citizens.
According to the study participants, the technology and devices must now be made even more accessible – because smartphones, computers and tablets are currently simply too complicated for the older generation.
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