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Dementia risk factors identified in new global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%

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Dementia affects an estimated 57 million worldwide, and this number is expected to increase to 153 million by 2050 .

Eric Larson , Laura Gitlin and Eric B. Larson : Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented by addressing 14 possible risk factors.

They say addressing 14 risk factors could potentially reduce the prevalence of dementia by 45% worldwide.

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