Is there a link between your S.O. status and your dementia risk?
There are reportedly around 47 million cases of dementia worldwide—and according to new research, your relationship status could play a role in your risk of being diagnosed with the degenerative disease later in life.
For the study, published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, researchers found that people who spend their lives single had a 42 percent increased risk of developing dementia compared to those who were married. But saying “I do” isn’t an instant protector; rather, the distinction is likely related to how you live.
Obviously not everyone wants to put a ring on it, and staying single doesn’t mean you’re going to wind up with dementia. As long as you take care of yourself and spend plenty of time socializing, you’re setting yourself up for life of mentally healthy longevity.
Here’s how to be ridiculously happy when you’re single. And if you do want to find love, this is the best city to look for it.