Washington [US]: Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases which include high BP, diabetes, obesity and smoking are believed to play a major role in the likelihood of developing dementia, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
A new study suggests that people who accumulate these risk factors over time, at a faster pace, have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia or vascular dementia, compared to people whose risk factors remain stable throughout life. The research was published in the April online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
