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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

Being lonely linked to brain shrinkage

PA Wire

Socially isolated older people could be more likely to have their brains shrink when compared to those who have more contact with others, according to a study.

Researchers at the University of Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan stressed that the study showed an association rather than a cause, adding that there was decreased volumes in areas of the brain affected by dementia.

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