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“A recent study found that higher vitamin D levels may reduce the risk of developing dementia in older adults with prediabetes. Researchers drew on data collected from a large cohort of more than 34,000 older adults enrolled in the UK Biobank, all of whom had prediabetes but did not have dementia at the start of the study.”

“The authors concluded that hypertension diagnosed in early mid life, but not late life, is associated with decreased brain volume and increased risk of dementia. Lifestyle strategies that reduce blood pressure, such as exercise, sauna use, dietary modification, and stress management, may reduce dementia risk.”

“Findings from a new study suggest that inadequate sleep increases a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Alzheimer's disease and dementia are age-related disorders characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral changes.”

“These findings held true even when considering age, activity levels, and lifestyle factors that might have influenced the men's health. The KIHD also revealed that frequent sauna use reduced the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease in a dose-dependent manner.”

“The proportion of dementia cases associated with hearing loss was highest among individuals aged 75 and older, women, and white participants. These findings suggest that treating hearing loss, particularly when identified through a proper hearing test, could delay or even help prevent dementia in many older adults.”

“Cognitive decline and dementia are major challenges in aging societies, and with no treatment that can cure these conditions, prevention plays a central role in public health. In a large Australian cohort study, researchers asked whether older people's patterns of listening to music or playing a musical instrument predicted later cognitive performance.”

“In the control group, 48.7% (239/491) of the participants were diagnosed with dementia over the study period. Compared with the control group, none of the three training programs without booster sessions clearly reduced dementia risk.”

“Having an older biological age that was five years older than chronological age increased the participants' risk of dementia by 26 percent, vascular dementia by 41 percent, and stroke by 39 percent. The findings were consistent even after considering various disease-specific risk factors.”

“The risk of developing vascular dementia was greater among younger people, women, non-smokers, and those without hypertension or diabetes. These findings suggest that migraine increases the risk of developing vascular dementia, possibly manifesting in younger, otherwise healthy adults.”

“They found that more than 4,700 of the participants died of dementia during the study period. People who carried one APOE4 allele were roughly twice as likely to die from dementia; those with two APOE4 alleles were five to nine times more likely.”