Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the key finding of a new ...

December 06, 2016 • Last updated 7/01/24 18:11:45 Author (s): Yue Li , Philip E. Sauer , Elizabeth Like Lokon Arts and Aging • Long-Term Care Activities in dementia care: A comparative assessment of ...

Dementia risk prediction using decision-focused content selection from medical notes. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2024; 182: 109144 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.109144 ...

A study out last year in The Lancet Public Health listed hypertension as the leading dementia risk factor. The report, which reflected on 27 studies about people with dementia around the world ...

But addressing 14 risk factors over the course of one’s life — starting in childhood — could prevent or delay nearly half of cases, according to a large report by 27 dementia experts.

JAMA Network Open Source Reference: Tzeng H, et al "Annual wellness visits and early dementia diagnosis among Medicare beneficiaries" JAMA Netw Open 2024; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.37247.

Worldwide, the number of people with dementia is set to dramatically rise in the next 25 years. But a new report shows it doesn’t have to happen.