New research suggests seniors who aren’t on guard against scams also might be at risk for eventually developing Alzheimer’s disease. Neuropsychologist Patricia Boyle of Rush University’s Alzheimer’s disease centre wondered if one of the warning signs might be the type of judgment missteps that can leave someone susceptible to scams. They took a scam awareness questionnaire and then took yearly brain tests for an average of six years. During the study, 151 seniors were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and another 255 with mild cognitive impairment, sometimes a precursor for Alzheimer’s. Previous research has suggested that seniors can begin to have trouble managing their finances even with aging’s normal cognitive slowing.

Source: National Post April 15, 2019 21:07 UTC