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Dementia
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Nearly 4 in 10 dementia cases tied to modifiable risk factors
A Lancet Public Health study of 1.75 million Danes put 37.8% of dementia down to 16 modifiable risk factors, with infections and depression topping the list, not the usual suspects.
Jul 26, 2026
Diet tracked with dementia risk despite Alzheimer's markers
A JAMA Network Open study of 1,865 older Swedes found an anti-inflammatory diet was linked to lower dementia risk even in people whose blood already showed Alzheimer's disease markers.
Jul 25, 2026
TV watching, not desk work, tracked with smaller brain regions
A study in Alzheimer's & Dementia followed 1,712 adults from midlife to brain scans decades later and found frequent TV watching tracked with smaller memory-related brain regions, while sitting at work did not.
Jul 25, 2026
p-tau217 blood test estimated 5-year Alzheimer's risk
Pooling 2,684 older adults with no memory problems from six studies, JAMA reported those with the highest blood p-tau217 had about a 38 percent chance of decline within five years. They were research volunteers, so it may not generalize.
Jul 23, 2026