dementia
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Loneliness and social isolation are often considered important risk factors for dementia.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Up to age 80, the risk of dying from dementia shows a heritability of about 70 percent – far higher than that of cancer or heart disease.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
They’ll ask for more in-home diagnosis and treatment, telemedicine, wearable devices, support for caregivers and breakthroughs to prevent dementia and cognitive decline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Doone has now also left the church, in part to care for his wife who is suffering from dementia.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Our chances of escaping lung disease may be 95 percent; dementia, 90 percent; cancer, 80 percent; and heart disease, 75 percent.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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