- The number of people worldwide living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to hit 153 million by 2050.
- Although a definitive way to prevent the disease is not yet known, researchers know health and lifestyle modifications can help decrease a person’s risk.
- Researchers at University of California — San Francisco (UCSF) have found that personalized health and lifestyle changes may be able to delay and even prevent memory loss in people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
With researchers estimating the number of people globally living with Alzheimer’s disease to reach
As the exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease is still unknown, there is not currently a definitive way to prevent the disease.
However, previous research shows certain healthy
Adding to this knowledge is a new study from researchers at the University of California — San Francisco (UCSF) that personalized health and lifestyle changes may be able to delay and even prevent
The study was recently published in the journal
Dr. Kristine Yaffe, vice chair and professor in the UCSF Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and first author and lead investigator of this study told Medical News Today they decided to study the effect of a personalized health and lifestyle approach because while clinicians know about lifestyle risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, it is not clear if reducing those risk factors leads to improved cognition.
“It is hard to…
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