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Kathryn Magann

Link found between high cholesterol and dementia risks

Ashish Misra led world-first research linking high cholesterol with an increased risk of dementia. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Scientists at the Heart Research Institute say they have made a major breakthough by finding the definitive relationship between dementia and high levels of cholesterol for the first time.

The researchers say the findings are significant, because they mean future tests to calculate a person's risk from dementia can be performed through blood tests.

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