A study of people in the US suggests those at high genetic risk of dementia are less likely to develop the condition if they improve their lives in seven ways
Health 25 May 2022
A healthy lifestyle can help lower the chances of developing dementia
Portra ehf./Getty Images
People with a high genetic risk for dementia can reduce the likelihood of developing the disorder by living a healthier lifestyle, a study in the US suggests.
Adrienne Tin at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and her colleagues used data from more than 11,000 people in the US collected between 1987 to 2019. The participants had an average age of 54 at the start of the study and were followed, on average, for 26 years. Of these people, 8823 …