Engaging in physical, cognitive, and social activities can all help lower risk for dementia, new research suggests.
The current investigators note they could not analyze the effects of different levels of leisure activities, such as whether they were strenuous or frequent, on the risk for dementia.
However, Snyder noted that because this was a literature review, it did not show a cause-and-effect relationship and that"further research is needed in this area to understand how engaging in these activities" may be beneficial for the brain.
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