{"id":31363,"date":"2026-08-07T18:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31363"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:30:36","slug":"avoiding-these-3-things-in-midlife-is-linked-to-13-more-dementia-free-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31363","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding These 3 Things in Midlife Is Linked to 13 More Dementia-Free Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cWe\u2019ve really found\u2014over the last decade, even\u2014an accumulation of many, many risk factors for dementia,\u201d says Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, a professor of neurology and biomedical engineering at Oregon Health &amp; Science University and director of the Layton Aging and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Center (who wasn&#8217;t involved in the new study).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Other potential ways to lower dementia risk include keeping your brain active, being social, and doing regular physical activity, as well as cutting back on alcohol, eating a balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight and cholesterol levels, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/06\/29\/hearing-aids-doctors-tips\/\" target=\"_self\">managing hearing loss<\/a>, and reducing exposure to air pollution.<strong> <\/strong>The WHO guidelines estimated that by addressing all of these modifiable risk factors, <a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/ea44b7f6-b09f-4e6f-b8c7-2e5b0fcc9a99\/content\" target=\"undefined\">45% of dementia cases could be avoided<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Some dementia cases can\u2019t be prevented, however. Age, for example, is the single greatest risk factor: About one in 13 people from ages 65 to 84 have Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/health\/alzheimers-causes-and-risk-factors\/what-causes-alzheimers-disease\" target=\"undefined\">people 85 and older, that rises to about one in three<\/a>. A person\u2019s genes, race, and gender also influence their odds of having dementia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve really found\u2014over the last decade, even\u2014an accumulation of many, many risk factors for dementia,\u201d says Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, a professor of neurology and biomedical engineering at Oregon Health &amp; Science University and director of the Layton Aging and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Center (who wasn&#8217;t involved in the new study). 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