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<\/a><\/h1>\nAlzheimer’s<\/a>\u00a0and dementia: Could your pet suffer from cognitive dysfunction?<\/h1>\nSeptember is World Alzheimer\u2019s<\/a> Month — Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong> disease is a form of dementia<\/strong> where mental abilities decline and hinder the ability to perform everyday functions. In the spirit of the month National Geographic asked expert whether wild animals and domestic pets suffer from dementia or dementia-like symptoms.<\/p>\n(Related:\u00a0Interested in Accessing Your Social Security Account Online?<\/a>)<\/p>\nDomestic dogs and cats often live long enough to develop cognitive dysfunction. Although little data has been collected on older animals in the wild, if they were to develop dementia-like symptoms, they wouldn’t survive very long after.<\/p>\n
Published earlier this year, Ageing Research Reviews<\/a> revealed that in 334 studies, 175 animal species displayed evidence of senescence, the process of growing old.<\/p>\n(Related:\u00a0Boomers Gravitates Towards Cities<\/a>)<\/p>\nDan Nussey<\/a>, co-author of the study, of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Edinburgh<\/a>, said that some of the best evidence and detailed studies on (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alzheimer’s\u00a0and dementia: Could your pet suffer from cognitive dysfunction? September is World Alzheimer\u2019s Month — Alzheimer\u2019s disease is a form of dementia where mental abilities decline and hinder the ability to perform everyday functions. In the spirit of the month…<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/h1>\nSeptember is World Alzheimer\u2019s<\/a> Month — Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong> disease is a form of dementia<\/strong> where mental abilities decline and hinder the ability to perform everyday functions. In the spirit of the month National Geographic asked expert whether wild animals and domestic pets suffer from dementia or dementia-like symptoms.<\/p>\n (Related:\u00a0Interested in Accessing Your Social Security Account Online?<\/a>)<\/p>\n Domestic dogs and cats often live long enough to develop cognitive dysfunction. Although little data has been collected on older animals in the wild, if they were to develop dementia-like symptoms, they wouldn’t survive very long after.<\/p>\n Published earlier this year, Ageing Research Reviews<\/a> revealed that in 334 studies, 175 animal species displayed evidence of senescence, the process of growing old.<\/p>\n (Related:\u00a0Boomers Gravitates Towards Cities<\/a>)<\/p>\n Dan Nussey<\/a>, co-author of the study, of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Edinburgh<\/a>, said that some of the best evidence and detailed studies on (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alzheimer’s\u00a0and dementia: Could your pet suffer from cognitive dysfunction? September is World Alzheimer\u2019s Month — Alzheimer\u2019s disease is a form of dementia where mental abilities decline and hinder the ability to perform everyday functions. In the spirit of the month…<\/span><\/p>\n