There are two broad categories of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors include those we cannot change, such as age, genetics, and biological sex. Modifiable risk factors, on the other hand, are largely related to our lifestyle and overall health—and they represent an opportunity to protect brain function throughout life. Research increasingly suggests that many dementia cases may be delayed or even prevented by addre

Over the past few months, I have been seriously looking at the issues of aging. I became a gerontologist almost twenty years ago. The...

Over the past few years, I have been talking about the risk factors associated with developing dementia. Dementia is not a part of...