Loneliness one of biggest risks for developing dementia, study reveals

The research found that loneliness appears to predict future dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and cognitive impairment.

Loneliness is one of the biggest risks for developing dementia, a new groundbreaking study involving University of Limerick (UL) researchers has revealed.

The international research, which involved more than 600,000 people, found that feeling lonely increases the risk for dementia by 31% and for cognitive impairment by 15%.