Social engagement
Intervention2 papers3 findings
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Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.
Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.
No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.
Company ties: findings with an author at a company, or from a paper that declares the maker’s interest.
Funders: National Institute on Aging and 5 more
- Humans2
Outcomes
1Cognitive change over time
no changein humans1
1 study
Cognitive change over time
no changein humans1
Social engagement has no effect on cognitive change over time in humans.
Humans
Social engagement, formal education, and cognitive outcomes among older adults in India: A longitudinal population-based study · Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 1 Sep 2026
Associations
2General cognitive scores
upin humans1
1 study
General cognitive scores
upin humans1
Social engagement is associated with general cognitive scores in humans (0.145 standard deviation units (95% CI: 0.076, 0.214)).
Humansat baseline
Social engagement, formal education, and cognitive outcomes among older adults in India: A longitudinal population-based study · Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 1 Sep 2026
Mortality
downin humans1
1 study
Mortality
downin humans1
Social engagement lowers the risk of mortality in humans.
Humans15-yearmalesn = 1,741
Cognitive function predicts all-cause mortality independent of social engagement among community-dwelling elderly Japanese men: a 15-year prospective cohort study · Environmental health and preventive medicine · 1 Jan 2026
Funding
National Institute on AgingUS$739.3kVeterans Affairs2 grants since 2023
National Institute on AgingCornell UniversityUS$739.3k2023–2028