Nearly Half Of Dementia Cases Can Be Prevented Or Delayed

Addressing 14 modifiable risk factors, starting in childhood and continuing throughout life, could prevent or delay approximately 45% of dementia cases, even in people with high genetic risk for dementia. According to the evidence outlined in a new report from the University College London (UCL)-Lancet Commission, reducing the risk of dementia increases the number of healthy years of life and compresses the duration of ill health for people who develop dementia. Prevention approaches should aim to decrease risk factor levels early and keep them low throughout life, however improvements at any time during the life-cycle can help prevent . . .