{"id":3337,"date":"2025-09-09T12:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/newspaper-readers-are-at-a-lower-risk-of-dementia\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:04:11","slug":"newspaper-readers-are-at-a-lower-risk-of-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/newspaper-readers-are-at-a-lower-risk-of-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Newspaper readers are at a lower risk of dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2025-09-09 12:04:09<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Reading newspapers can lower the risk of dementia.<BR><br \/>\nA study in the US revealed that reading the paper frequently boosts both memory and attention span in older people and that they had a lower risk of the condition over time if they did so.<BR><br \/>\nBritish care experts Alderberry Care are now imploring households to have a weekly &#8220;newspaper hour&#8221; to allow minds to remain active.<BR><br \/>\nThe company said: &#8220;Buy a newspaper once a week. Make it a ritual &#8211; same day, same time.<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;A weekly print habit is easy to remember and aligns with evidence that reading at least weekly is linked with better long-term cognition.<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;Mix print with long-form reads. If you prefer digital, choose weekend features or long reads (not just headlines) to keep the cognitive challenge high &#8211; then talk about what you read with family or friends. Social discussion adds another protective layer.<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;Add puzzles and letters. Crosswords, quizzes and even write a letter amplify the benefits seen in studies tying varied cognitive activities to lower dementia risk and later onset.&#8221;<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-09-09 12:04:09 Reading newspapers can lower the risk of dementia. A study in the US revealed that reading the paper frequently boosts both memory and attention span in older people&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3339,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions\/3339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}