Nearly Half of Dementia Cases May Be Linked to Health Risks You Can Control

Researchers in Sweden found that smoking, high cholesterol, and other common threats could accelerate brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia.

BY KEVIN HAYNES, NEWS WRITER

Almost half of all dementia cases may stem from health hazards that people can modify by choice, such as smoking and high cholesterol.

A recent study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden found that certain lifestyle habits........

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