- Young-onset dementia, also known as early-onset dementia, occurs when a person younger than 65 develops dementia.
- Researchers based in England and the Netherlands collaborated on a cohort study about young-onset dementia and focused on risk factors that could contribute to developing the disease.
- The scientists learned that 15 risk factors contribute to developing young-onset dementia, including diabetes, alcohol abuse disorder, and social isolation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly
Many scientists prioritize dementia research, which includes finding medications to slow disease progression and learning more about changes people can make to reduce symptoms.
Researchers from the University of Exeter in England and Maastricht University in the Netherlands worked together to study young-onset dementia.
They focused their research on identifying risk factors for young-onset dementia and whether targeting these risk factors could reduce the risk of developing early dementia.
The research was recently published in
Alzheimer’s Disease International projects dementia cases to increase from 55 million people worldwide in 2020 to 139 million people by 2050.
With such a staggering estimate, finding ways to identify factors that contribute to developing the disease is of utmost importance.
While young-onset dementia is rare, the CDC
The researchers say that since most of the research into young-onset dementia focuses on genetics, they wanted to look more into how modifiable risk factors affect this form of dementia. Some modifiable risk factors include smoking, mental health, and alcohol intake.
The researchers used data from the U.K. Biobank for the study;…
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