- The stage of brain ageing during your 40s to 50s, or “middle-ageing”, may predict your future health, and it’s key to understanding dementia. Several structures of the brain have been found to change in midlife. The hippocampus, an area critical for forming new memories, is one of them. https://theconversation.com/the-middle-aged-brain-changes-a-lot-and-its-key-to-understanding-dementia-225412 4 comments science
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- Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 - The Lancet Public Health https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00249-8/fulltext 0 comments
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