Pets can help slow dementia progress among those over age 50 who live alone, study says
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New research just published has determined that those who lived alone and took in a pet of some sort showed slower rates of declining verbal memory and fluency.
The study, published on Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, determined that owning a pet made a difference in verbal memory and fluency among adults who lived alone. Brittany Kasko is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital.
The study's author, professor Ciyong Lu, said in the study that slower rates of declining verbal memory and fluency were seen in those who lived alone — but not in those who lived with others.
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