At the start of the year, a study showed a notable drop forms of dementia due to cardiovascular disease among European populations. A new study, published in The Lancet neurologysuggests that the rate of dementia is also showing signs of slowing in the United States. According to this study, which covered more than 21,000 people with an average age of 75, the proportion of dementia fell from 11.6% in 2000 to 8.8% in 2012 among people aged 65 and over.
At this time, there is no treatment yet to prevent the slow decline in cognitive function in people affected by Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia. But according to researchers, better education as well as access to better treatments for diabetes and the cardiovascular illnesses could be responsible for slowing down the disease. It is now accepted that treating diseases linked to aging can help slow Alzheimer’s disease.
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