One in three seniors in the US die with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia with this figure expected to rise as the population ages and risk factors worsen
Regular internet users have approximately half the risk of dementia compared to their same-age peers who don’t go online as much.
Researchers balanced a number of other factors, such as education, ethnicity and sex, which could affect cognitive decline and still noticed the benefit of using the internet.
Participants in the study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, using the internet between 6 minutes and 2 hours per day had the lowest risk of dementia.
Although a number of previous studies have highlighted the problems around overuse of the internet, particularly among children and adolescents, this new research is among a growing body of studies that show its positive aspects as well.