At the beginning of the year, a study had shown a noticeable drop forms of dementia due to cardiovascular disease among European populations. A new study, published in The Lancet neurology, suggests 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 aged 75 on average, the proportion of dementia fell from 11.6% in 2000 to 8.8% in 2012 among people aged 65 and over.
For now, there is still no treatment to prevent the slow decline of cognitive functions in people affected by Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. But according to the researchers, better education as well as access to better diabetes treatments and the cardiovascular illnesses could be responsible for slowing down the disease. It is now accepted that treating diseases related to aging can help slow down Alzheimer’s disease.
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