Some people say that acquaintances make lives a lot easier. I can attest to that. Whenever I have problems, I often look for my friends for guidance. Well, as it turns out, friends can really be a big help according to a recent study on dementia.

Researchers said that those who keep close acquaintances and have larger social networks showed a very reduced risk for dementia whose most common form is the dreaded Alzheimer’s disease. They emphasized however that they found only an association between social networks and the reduced risk of dementia but it just does not point out to a cause and effect relationship necessarily. To add up to that, further study is still needed but what they do know right now is the fact that keeping a large social network really reduces the risk of dementia.