It’s a life skill that everyone cherishes, the ability to jot thoughts, shopping lists or ideas down quickly onto a piece of paper.
But now, a new study warns that starting to write slowly could be an early warning sign of dementia.
Researchers in Portugal measured the handwriting speed of 58 adults in their 80s, including 38 individuals who had mild cognitive impairment, a potential precursor to dementia.
They found that all participants had the same writing speed when they were asked to draw 10 horizontal lines or at least 10 dots within 20 seconds. They also had similar results when they were
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