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4 in 10 dementia cases could be delayed or prevented – techtoday19
Study identifies risk factors and outlines potential policies to reduce cases PARIS • Up to 40 per cent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, according to a report published last Thursday, which called for urgent action on risk factors from excessi…
PARIS Up to 40 per cent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, according to a report published last Thursday, which called for urgent action on risk factors from excessive drinking to air pollution.
The number of people around the world living with dementia is expected to soar from around 50 million today to more than 150 million by 2050.
But experts in a commission for the journal The Lancet said a range of policy actions could dramatically reduce or delay cases, in updated research…
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