Vascular risk factors increase risk of Alzheimer's disease in late-life, study reveals

Vascular risk factors increase risk of Alzheimer's disease in late-life, study reveals:

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A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals that an increasing number of vascular risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and smoking during midlife contributes to increased brain amyloid levels (protein fragments associated with Alzhemier’s, the most common form of dementia) in later life.

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