A new study highlights new risk factors for dementia, as well as 12 previously known risk factors, and ways to combat them.
Nearly 7 million Americans have Alzheimer' s disease , a specific type of dementia, and a new study is highlighting two new risk factors to be aware of.In the study, published Wednesday in The Lancet, researchers said considerable new evidence supports adding vision loss and high cholesterol to the list of potentially modifiable risk factors for developing dementia, a group of brain function-altering conditions.
For hearing loss, the authors suggest making hearing aids accessible for people with hearing loss and decreasing harmful noise exposure to reduce hearing loss. To prevent head injuries, wear helmets in contact sports and on bicycles.'Ensure good quality education is available for all and encourage cognitively stimulating activities in midlife to protect cognition,' the prevention guidance continued.
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