Using computers, crosswords and chess are more likely to help older people avoid dementia than knitting, painting or socialising a Monash University study has found.
Last year, there were 55 million people living with dementia around the world, with 10 million new cases each year.
Senior author and Associate Professor Joanne Ryan from the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne talks to Jesse.
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