Study finds that even modifying one factor can reduce the risk of stroke, dementia, and late-life depression.
Seventeen modifiable factors have been found that can decrease the risk of age-related brain diseases, including stroke, dementia, and late-life depression, as per researchers at Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham.
The research demonstrated that changing one of these variables lowered the risk of all three conditions mentioned above. The findings have been made available in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
Identifying the risk factors
To reveal these risk factors, scientists systematically reviewed the scientific literature and examined earlier meta-analyses of risk factors for stroke, dementia, and late-life depression. Then, they cross-matched this information to find modifiable…