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Across nearly 2 million people with a mean age of 49, metabolic syndrome was tied to a 24% higher risk of all-cause ...

Dementia — the progressive decline in cognitive abilities, impacting memory, language and reasoning — affects more than 6 million Americans and accounts for over 100,000 deaths each year.

A new study identified overlapping factors that affect your odds of developing these brain diseases late in life.

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