Seven health risks that could lead to Alzheimer’s

Half of Alzheimer’s cases worldwide can be traced to seven common risk factors, a new study shows.
The findings also suggest that by tackling those underlying issues – which range from lack of education to obesity – the rising tide of dementia could be slowed considerably.
“We are assuming that when you change the risk factor, then you change the risk,” said Deborah Barnes, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and lead author of the study. “What we need to do now is figure out whether that assumption is correct.”

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