The Roots Of Dementia Can Actually Start In Childhood

The Roots Of Dementia Can Actually Start In Childhood

Is preventing dementia possible? And if so, at what age should we be taking steps to do so? The post The Roots Of Dementia Can Actually Start In Childhood appeared first on Study Finds.

The roots of dementia can start in childhood – prevention should be a lifelong goal

by Scott Chiesa, UCL; Francesca Farina, University of Chicago, and Laura Booi, Leeds Beckett University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] 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 (almost £1 trillion). Despite decades of scientific research and billion…