the study, “pet ownership, living alone, and cognitive decline among adults 50 years and older” and published in jama network open , found that having a pet made a difference in verbal memory and fluency among those who are older and on their own — but not in those who lived with others.
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nearly 452,000 people over 65 in canada were living with diagnosed dementia while nearly 85,000 older than 65 were newly diagnosed between april 2017 and march 2018, according to health canada stats.
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