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If you’re over 50, you live alone, and you want to keep your mind as young as possible for as long as possible, get a pet. That’s the big takeaway from a new...

Owning a pet is associated with slower decline in verbal memory and fluency for older adults who live alone, new longitudinal data show.

Researchers found that pet ownership was associated with slower rates of decline in verbal memory and fluency among those living alone.

“Pet ownership may completely offset the effect of living alone on cognitive decline,” said study coauthor Dr. Ciyong Lu.

Getting a pet can help slow the progress of dementia for those who are 50 and over and live on their own.

(CNN) — People over 50 living alone may be able to counter decline in their verbal cognition by adding a pet to their home, according to a new study. Losing

(CNN) — People over 50 living alone may be able to counter decline in their verbal cognition by adding a pet to their home, according to a new study. Losing

Having a pet in middle age instead of living alone may help reduce certain signs of cognitive delay, a new study found.

Compared with pet owners living with others, those living alone who didn’t have a pet had faster rates of decline in composite verbal cognition.

Dementia developed at a slower rate when those prone to the condition owned a pet.