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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday July 23 2017, @04:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-stop-learning dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according to an international study in the Lancet.

It lists nine key risk factors including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and physical inactivity.

The study is being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London.

By 2050, 131 million people could be living with dementia globally.

There are estimated to be 47 million people with the condition at the moment.

[...] These risk factors - which are described as potentially modifiable - add up to 35%. The other 65% of dementia risk is thought to be potentially non-modifiable.

Source: Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @07:31PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @07:31PM (#543855)

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