As they found, lack of money increases the likelihood of developing dementia in old age.
The results of a long study, which included about 6000 people from England, born from 1902 to 1943, showed potential socio-economic factors that influence the likely occurrence of prussial dementia, related to a neurodegenerative disease..
The experts found that people born after 1925 had greater differences among themselves in terms of wages than their predecessors.. This allows us to conclude that wealth at a later age reduced the likelihood of a person developing dementia.. Conversely, the poor were more likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases..
Researchers believe that a successful financial position directly affects social activity, which can preserve cognitive functions for a long time..
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