Social isolation was found to be an independent risk factor for dementia. According to the research, social isolation is a definite risk factor for dementia since it is directly connected to alterations in the brain regions responsible for memory. Researchers from the Universities of Warwick, Ca
analyzed neuroimaging data from more than 30,000 adults in the UK Biobank data set to examine how social isolation and loneliness were connected to eventual dementia. The gray matter volumes of the parts of the brain responsible for memory and learning were shown to be lower in socially isolated people.
He continues, “With the growing prevalence of social isolation and loneliness over the past decades, this has been a serious yet underappreciated public health problem. Now, in the shadow of thepandemic, there are implications for social relationship interventions and care – particularly in the older population.”
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