2023-10-08 09:00:08
Elena Molodkina
24 minutes ago
15 years alone can lead to Parkinson’s disease It turns out that this increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease – and there is still no cure for it.
Some people don’t consider loneliness a problem. They continue to live an active life, educate themselves and develop. Others feel useless and empty. And sometimes even in a team. Scientists from the University of Florida have found that feeling lonely for several years increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
In this disease, neurons in the brain are slowly destroyed and the person gradually loses muscle control, leading to constant tremors and eventually the inability to move.
Scientists conducted a study that involved almost half a million people aged 38 to 73 years. People answered various questions, including whether they felt lonely. They were monitored for 15 years. After this period, Parkinson’s disease was diagnosed in almost three thousand people. By comparing diagnoses and responses to questions, it became clear that people who felt lonely had a 37% higher risk of developing the disease.
Researchers believe that the feeling of loneliness increases neurodegeneration of the brain, which ultimately leads to Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases. And everything is aggravated by a solitary lifestyle, when people move less, smoke more and eat random things. When a person does not live alone or at least does not feel lonely, he has more pleasant impressions and thought processes, which gives the brain a workout and ultimately reduces the risks of suppression of neural connections.
Source: JAMA
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