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Owning a dog can reduce the risk of developing dementia by 40 percent, researchers in Japan report (file image)

Why a dog is your BRAIN’S best friend: People over the age of 65 who own a pooch are 40% less likely to develop dementia, study finds

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Experts have found that certain personality traits appear to be linked to a lower risk of the condition, which affects almost a million people in the UK (File Image)

Having a positive outlook and being outgoing could make you less likely to suffer from dementia, report finds

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People who are conscientious and have a positive attitude are less likely to develop dementia (file image)

Conscientious and outgoing personality types are at lower risk of dementia, study finds

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Jeremy Clarkson has shared a health update after revealing he has

Jeremy Clarkson shares health update after revealing he is at ‘double risk’ for dementia

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Cases of wandering seniors rising as Canada's population ages. Here are some possible solutions | CBC News

Cases of wandering seniors rising as Canada’s population ages. Here are some possible solutions | Breaking:

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Family time: Bruce Willis, 68, held tightly the hand of his daughter Scout Willis, 32, while spending Thanksgiving with his entire blended family on Thursday

Bruce Willis holds on tightly to his daughter Scout’s hand as he spends Thanksgiving with his family amid his dementia battle

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Jaye Dee Watts, 44, allegedly threatened to kill her mother in September and handed her the gun used in the suicide.

Oklahoma woman is accused of giving her elderly mother with dementia a handgun and telling her to commit suicide – before 72-year-old shot herself minutes later

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Throwback: Bruce Willis is pictured with his ex-wife Demi Moore, his wife Emma Heming and his daughters Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn, plus Rumer and Scout's boyfriends

Bruce Willis surrounded by blended family in sweet throwback posted by wife Emma Heming for Thanksgiving… amid his dementia battle

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Researchers at Rush University in Chicago made the discovery after tracking 3,300 people for six years and testing their cognition twice (file image)

Adding a bag of POPCORN to your daily diet may reduce risk of dementia

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Not all behavioral changes in older people are due to an underlying pathological condition: they are simply becoming older, grumpier and more impatient.

DR ELLIE CANNON: My mum is getting mean and grumpy. Is dementia to blame?

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