A new study identified overlapping factors that affect your odds of developing these brain diseases late in life.

What I am terrified of, though, is living any final years with dementia. So, although I’m just 40 — hopefully not that near the end — I’ve already started doing as much as I can to prevent it.

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Across nearly 2 million people with a mean age of 49, metabolic syndrome was tied to a 24% higher risk of all-cause ...

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Why does dementia affect more women than men? To help solve this mystery, researchers uncovered a new risk factor: age of menopause onset.