The AP (4/15, Neergaard) reports that “research suggests seniors who aren’t on guard against scams also might be at risk for eventually developing Alzheimer’s disease.” The findings were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Reuters (4/15, Rapaport) reports that investigators “gave scam awareness questionnaires to 935 older people who didn’t have dementia.” Reuters adds, “After an average follow up of six years, 151 participants developed Alzheimer’s disease and 255 developed mild cognitive impairment.” The researchers found that “low scam awareness was associated with a 56 percent higher risk of Alzheimer’s and a 47 percent higher risk of mild cognitive impairment.”
Also covering the story are CNN (4/15, Scutti), Newsweek (4/15, Gander), HealthDay (4/15, Norton), and MedPage Today (4/15, George).
Related Links:
— “Senior’s weakness for scams may be warning sign of dementia, “Lauran Neergaard, AP, April 15, 2019