Women, but not men, who regularly read a newspaper are 35 per cent less at risk of dementia than the rest of the population. Men however, are 36 per cent less at risk of dementia if they regularly use a mobile phone. Mobile phone use and reading the paper were found to be statistically significant at reducing dementia riskMen over 50 are 36 per cent less at risk of dementia if they regularly use a mobile phone. Men who read the paper get no protection from dementia, whereas women do. Yet men receive a similar level of protection from using a mobile phone, something that makes no difference to a woman's risk of dementia.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2021 10:32 UTC