What’s new in the latest dementia prevention list
A new AHA scientific statement identifies 10 risk factors for cognitive decline and stroke — several of which have nothing to do with age or genetics. Brain health is a lifelong project It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking dementia risk is something to address in your 60s. A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) challenges that assumption. Brain health, it argues, is shaped from infancy by childhood experiences, gut health , air quality, and chronic stress, alongside more familiar factors like blood pressure , and sleep . ...
