Largest Young-Onset Dementia Study in the World Shows Hope for Prevention

UK researchers have identified 16 modifiable risk factors in the largest young-onset dementia study in the world which includes diabetes, hypertension, depression, heart disease and vitamin D deficiency. (Credit: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

A study done in the UK Biobank has revealed the dementia risk in young people if they have depression and Vitamin D deficiency.

This is significant as NHS data predicts over one million people in the UK are likely to suffer from dementia by 2030. At present, one in 11 people over the age of 65 have a neurodegenerative disease. Over 944,000 people have dementia in the UK.