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debo_ • today at 2:09 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Being married reduces dementia risk. e.g. [0]

Being primary caregiver to a spouse who has dementia does substantially increase the caregiver's risk of cognitive decline due to caregiver burnout. [1]

I'm not sure if this is what you were trying to express.

[0] https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/3/231

[1] https://www.ovid.com/jnls/neurotodayonline/fulltext/10.1097/...


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p00ki3 • today at 2:14 AM

Dude I got my banjo too...

18 year study found unmarried more likely to not have dementia:

https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz...

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