Older age remains the greatest known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia for which there’s no cure—only treatments to slow its progression. And while there’s no proven way to prevent this degenerative brain disease, adopting certain healthy lifestyle changes may lower one’s risk for cognitive decline.
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