Regular reading, having a command of more than one language, remaining fit or at least physically active, healthy eating, and sleeping well earlier in life, have all been linked in recent years to preventing dementia, or at least delaying its onset among those whose family history implies susceptibility.
According to researchers at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, the University of Geneva in Switzerland, and Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, regular babysitting by granny and grandad is likely another potential bulwark against the effects of ageing.
