Watching hours of TV is tied to verbal memory decline in older people
It’s unclear if television watching actually causes problems with recollection
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SCREEN TIME People age 50 and up who watched lots of TV were more likely to experience declines in verbal memory than those who viewed less, a large survey found.
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