Search resultsLifestyle as a risk factor of developing dementia - New findings for prevention a disturbance of memory
Over the coming decades, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias will become the number one public health problem worldwide. Thus, in addition to new therapeutic interventions for effectively treating affected patients, extensive efforts for developing measures for prevention or risk management of this condition are needed. Early identification of individuals at increased risk of dementia is a first precondition. Epidemiological studies have identified several factors, which influence an individual's risk of developing dementia. Some of these, such as age or genetics, cannot be changed. Never the less there are factors related to lifestyle, such as physical and mental activity, as well as the density of the psychosocial network which all modify the risk of dementia and which are amenable to change within a reasonable timespan. Here, the current evidence concerning those lifestlye risk factors, which are specifically associated with dementia are reviewed and discussed.