In 1995, a 75-year-old man had about a 25 percent chance
of developing dementia in his remaining lifetime. Now a man
of the same age has an 18 percent chance. No one
is certain why, although evidence increasingly points to
abnormal blood circulation in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.
Observational studies also show a relationship between control
of vascular risk factors and reduced incidence of dementia.
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Are you helping a person with limited mobility to be more active?
One obstacle to going outdoors is fear of exposure by someone
who stands too close or is not wearing a mask. Consider
the possible benefits of wearing a face shield, as advocated
in the Journal of the American Medical Association article: