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2. The Most Surprising Things That Affect Your Dementia Risk - AOL

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   What are dementia risk factors? A few things can raise your risk of developing dementia. According to the Mayo Clinic, those can include: Getting older. Having a family history of dementia.

3. Will you develop dementia? These 11 factors are strong ... - AOL

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   In addition to the risk factors discussed above, others include: Being overweight or obese. Smoking. Drinking too much alcohol. Being physically inactive. Being socially isolated. Symptoms of dementia

4. Nearly half of dementia cases could be avoided or delayed by ...

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   The initial 12 risk factors were linked with 40% of cases, but the new report suggests addressing the 14 risk factors could help eliminate or delay 45% of dementia cases, said Livingston, a ...

5. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   The neglect of these risk factors diminishes this reserve. [140] Sensory impairments of vision and hearing are modifiable risk factors for dementia. [141] These impairments may precede the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease for example, by many years. [142] Hearing loss may lead to social isolation which negatively affects cognition. [143]

6. Experts list 2 new modifiable risk factors for dementia ... - AOL

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   Health policies must tackle dementia risk factors. The current report notes that given a rapidly aging global population, the number of people with dementia is expected to almost triple by 2050 ...

7. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   [14] [83] Smoking is a significant Alzheimer's disease risk factor. [1] Systemic markers of the innate immune system are risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer's disease. [84] Exposure to air pollution may be a contributing factor to the development of Alzheimer's disease. [14]

8. Prevention of dementia - Wikipedia

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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 ...

9. Preventing dementia? Studies are pinpointing risk factors ...

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   Last summer, a team of experts from around the world concluded that almost half of all dementia is preventable. Modifiable risk factors include: level of education, hearing loss in middle age ...