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Forty percent of Dementia cases could be Prevented or Delayed by Targeting 12 Risk Factors throughout life

Modifying 12 risk factors over a lifetime could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases.
Infographic courtesy of Keck Medicine of USC

Modifying 12 risk factors over a lifetime could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an updated report by the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2020).

Twenty-eight world-leading dementia experts added three new risk factors in the new report — excessive alcohol intake and head injury in mid-life and air pollution in later life...

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