Loneliness May Lead to Alzheimer’s in Seniors
February 6, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Recent studies have revealed the possibility that loneliness may lead to Alzheimer’s in seniors, according to an article in USA Today. Researchers at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have been conducting a four-year study concerning the relationship between loneliness and dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Researcher Robert Wilson reported that people who considered “themselves as lonely were twice as likely to develop dementia.”
(You’ll find detailed information about the study at the above link.)
