High Blood Pressure and Dementia: Why the Lancet Commission Names It as a Key Risk Factor
If you have been told your blood pressure is “a little high” and have been putting off dealing with it, this article is worth your time. The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care analyzed decades of global research and identified high blood pressure as one of the most important modifiable risk factors for […]
Research & News45% of Dementia Cases Are Preventable. Here Is What the 2024 Lancet Commission Found.
For years, the number that circulated in brain health circles was 40%, the estimated share of preventable dementia cases if people addressed the right lifestyle factors. That number just got revised upward. The 2024 Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care updated its earlier 2020 analysis, adding two newly recognised risk factors and raising […]
Research & NewsIs Alzheimer’s Hereditary? What Your Genes Mean for Your Risk
My grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease when I was in my early thirties. I still remember the moment her neurologist used the word “hereditary” in conversation, and the quiet dread that settled in the room. Was this our family’s future? Were we already on a path we could not change? If you have a […]