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There is a (1) _____________________ of research on the potential regular

harm of the Internet. However, new research suggests
(2) _____________________ that spending time online could be good for
longevity
the mental health of older people. A study (3) _____________________
link
by researchers from New York University found that
(4) _____________________ Internet use could reduce the risk of risk

dementia in those over 50. Study co-author Dr Virginia Chang conducted

explained why there could be a (5) _____________________ between
plethora
being online and better mental health. She wrote: "Online
turn
engagement may help to develop and maintain cognitive reserve,
which can in (6) _____________________ compensate for brain aging
and reduce the (7) _____________________ of dementia." The study
concluded that "regularly using the internet may be associated
with cognitive (8) _____________________".

Researchers analyzed (9) _____________________ from an American participants

health and (10) _____________________ study. This research involved online
questioning 18,154 adults over the age of 50 every two years for
interacting
16 years. All of the (11) _____________________ were dementia-free at
data
the start of the research. Everyone was asked about their physical
and mental (12) _____________________, and about how long they exacerbate

spent (13) _____________________ with the Internet. The researchers retirement

discovered that those who used the Internet for up to two hours a
wellbeing
day were half as likely to be (14) _____________________ with having
diagnosed
signs of dementia than those who were never
(15) _____________________. The research also found that excessive
Internet use (of 6 to 8 hours a day) may (16) _____________________
the risks of developing dementia.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
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1) How much research does the 6) How many people's data were
article say there is on Internet analyzed in this research?
harm? a) 18,154 adults
a) a bit b) 18,514 adults
b) a plethora c) 18,145 adults
c) a lot d) 18,451 adults
d) a countless amount
7) How often did the research
2) Where was the research participants have to answer
conducted? questions?
a) the Sorbonne a) every two months
b) Tokyo University b) every two weeks
c) Cairo University c) every two years
d) New York University d) every two days

3) Whose mental health might being 8) What were research participants

online help? asked about?
a) the over-70s a) their physical and mental wellbeing
b) everyone's b) their typing speed
c) the over-50s c) their earliest memories
d) children's d) their intelligence

4) What could being online 9) By how much could being online

compensate for? for two hours cut the risks of
a) brain aging dementia?
b) libraries a) by three-quarters
c) books b) by two-fifths
d) television c) by a third
d) by half
5) What did a researcher say
Internet use was associated with? 10) What might 8 hours of being
a) cybercrime online exacerbate?
b) cognitive longevity a) tiredness
c) greater equality b) typing hand fatigue
d) social media c) the risks of developing dementia
d) the chances of weight gain

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