NEW—40% of #dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life: finding from 2020 update to @TheLancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care #AAIC20 hubs.ly/H0s-v8_0
NEW—2020 update to @TheLancet Commission on #dementia outlines nine recommendations for individuals & policymakers to reduce #dementia risk #AAIC20 hubs.ly/H0s-v8_0
NEW—In some countries, the proportion of older people with dementia has fallen, probably due to improvements in education, nutrition, & lifestyle, showing possibility of reducing #dementia through preventative measures: @TheLancet Commission update #AAIC20 hubs.ly/H0s-v8_0
NEW—3 new modifiable risk factors are associated with 6% of all #dementia cases
1. Excessive alcohol intake in mid-life 🍺
2. Head injury in mid-life 🤕
3. Exposure to air pollution in later life 🏭
Update to @TheLancet Commission on dementia #AAIC20 hubs.ly/H0t7hN_0
NEW—Keeping people with #dementia physically healthy is important for their cognition but often they have other illnesses which they may struggle to manage on their own
Recommendations for people with dementia from @TheLancet Commission⬇️hubs.ly/H0s-v8_0
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