Commentary: The roots of dementia could start in childhood
Balazs Barabas
Strategies aimed at reducing dementia risk usually target those around 40 to 60 years of age. We should start earlier and make prevention a lifelong goal, say these researchers. LONDON: More than 60 million people are estimated to be living with dementia, resulting in over 1.5 million deaths a year and an annual cost to the global healthcare economy of around US$1.3 trillion. Despite decades of scientific research and billions of pounds of investment, dementia still has no cure. But what of the
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