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The prevention of dementia involves reducing the number of risk factors for the development of dementia, and is a global health priority needing a global response. [1] [2] Initiatives include the establishment of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP) [3] which aims to link researchers in this field globally, and the establishment of the Global Dementia Observatory ...
High cholesterol and vision loss are also newly identified risk factors for dementia. The authors say that LDL or "bad" cholesterol and vision loss were connected to 9% of dementia cases.
Now there are 14 modifiable risk factors. 14 dementia risk factors. Lower levels of education. Hearing loss. High blood pressure. Smoking. Obesity. Depression. Physical inactivity. Diabetes.
The report, which included a sample of over 15,000 people, found that nearly one in two adults over age 55 are at risk of dementia—and the risk is disproportionately higher for older women ...
The neglect of these risk factors diminishes this reserve. [146] Sensory impairments of vision and hearing are modifiable risk factors for dementia. [147] [148] [149] These impairments may precede the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease for example, by many years. [150] Hearing loss may lead to social isolation which negatively affects ...
Non-genetic risk factors for early onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease and other forms of early onset dementia are understudied. However, recent research suggests that there are multiple modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for young onset dementia. [32]
The studies that made the cut for this meta-analysis focused on the association between loneliness and all-cause dementia, as well as the risk for two specific types of dementia—Alzheimer’s ...
The greatest risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases is aging. Mitochondrial DNA mutations as well as oxidative stress both contribute to aging. [ 54 ] Many of these diseases are late-onset, meaning there is some factor that changes as a person ages for each disease. [ 9 ]