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news-medical.net · 2026-10-21
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Diverse social activities may help slow age-related cognitive decline
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Association between social activity and cognitive enhancement among older adults: results from five longitudinal cohort studies
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedDiverse and sustained social activities may boost cognitive performance and slow the decline in brain health associated with aging.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedRegularly engaging in 3 or more social activities, including volunteering and sports club membership, seemed particularly effective at helping keep minds sharp.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe researchers pooled long-term data from 5 nationally representative surveys across 24 countries, including 57,793 participants followed for an average of 6 years.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedPeople who engaged in social activities had significantly higher global cognitive z-scores than those who did not, and scores rose with the number of social activities.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedVolunteering and sports club membership were associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline, while training courses and caring for children were associated with higher yearly cognitive z-scores.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe study is observational and cannot establish cause and effect; the researchers also note limitations including non-standardized measures across surveys, partial adjustment for confounders, and lack of data on the quality or experience of social activities.View evidenceHide evidence
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Association between social activity and cognitive enhancement among older adults: results from five longitudinal cohort studies
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health · 2026
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Association between social activity and cognitive enhancement among older adults: results from five longitudinal cohort studies
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health · 2026 · Crossref
Association of healthy lifestyle patterns with changes in physical frailty and subjective cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults: a 3-year longitudinal study.
BMC Geriatrics · 2025 · PubMed
Social participation diversity and cognitive trajectories in older adults with hypertension and diabetes: a longitudinal cohort study
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Social Participation and Cognitive Decline Among Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Community-based Longitudinal Study
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences · 2016 · Crossref
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