Bangkok Post – Study identifies behaviours that might contribute to Alzheimer’s

DEAR DOCTORS: I read that there’s a big new study that lists some of the most common risk factors for developing dementia at an early age. I would like to know more about it. How was it done, and what are the risk factors that were identified?

DEAR READER: We believe you’re referring to a study that appeared in the December issue of JAMA Neurology, a monthly medical journal published by the American Medical Association. It was conducted by a team of researchers from universities in England and the Netherlands. They were interested in learning whether people younger than 65 who experienced symptoms of dementia shared certain risk factors in common. They also wanted to separate genetic factors from health issues, behaviours and environmental influences associated with young-onset dementia. The goal was to identify any factors that might be modified, thus lessening…