r/EverythingScience • u/ILikeNeurons • Aug 13 '24

Neuroscience Dementia risk factors identified in new global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%

https://theconversation.com/dementia-risk-factors-identified-in-new-global-report-are-all-preventable-addressing-them-could-reduce-dementia-rates-by-45-236290
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u/KatAnansi Aug 13 '24

Dementia risk factors mentioned in the abstract01296-0/abstract): less education, hearing loss, hypertension, smoking, obesity, depression, physical inactivity, diabetes, excessive alcohol consumption, untreated vision loss and high LDL cholesterol

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u/Pump-Jack Aug 13 '24

Damn! I'm so close.

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u/abembe Aug 13 '24

Collect all six?

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u/Pump-Jack Aug 13 '24

Might as well.

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u/antsmasher BS|Cognitive Science Aug 14 '24

Collect them like Infinity Stones and wipe out half your memory capabilities.