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High levels of variability in cholesterol over time were linked to a significantly higher risk for dementia and cognitive ...

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“Higher intake of red meat, particularly processed red meat, was associated with a higher risk of developing dementia and ...

Adults in their 70s with dementia experienced faster weight loss in the decade before diagnosis than their cognitively ...

There’s currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of the ...

There is an inverse bidirectional association between cancer and dementia, a relationship that holds across cancer and dementia subtypes.

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"Research shows that nearly half of dementia cases can be prevented or delayed by addressing health and lifestyle risk factors. This means there are things that all of us can do to reduce our risk, ...

Staying fit is one of the best ways to lower the risk of dementia — even for those with a genetic predisposition to the condition.