00:00Researchers uncover two new dementia risk factors, impacting millions of Americans.
00:06Dementia encompasses neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, impacting cognition, mood, and behavior.
00:13Influenced by genetics, lifestyle, and environment, recent studies reveal non-age-related causes.
00:20Research indicates that exercise, reduced alcohol consumption, and a healthy weight can prevent about 40% of cases.
00:30The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care has discovered new risk factors related to dementia.
00:38Untreated failing eyesight and high LDL cholesterol levels have been linked to increased risk of dementia.
00:44This brings the total number of identifiable risk factors for dementia up to 14.
00:49Dementia-related illness risk factors can be grouped into two categories, namely modifiable risk factors and non-modifiable risk factors.
01:00These risk factors represent inherent attributes that individuals possess and are, by their very nature, not amenable to alteration or elimination.
01:10These include factors such as age, which is the most significant non-modifiable factor.
01:16Genetics, family history, gender, and ethnicity.
01:19However, through proper management strategies such as lifestyle changes and dietary changes, the onset of dementia can be mitigated.
01:31Age is the most significant non-modifiable risk factor for dementia, with risk increasing after 65.
01:38Alzheimer's risk doubles approximately every five years past 65.
01:42Statistically, two in every 100 people age 65 and over develop dementia, highlighting age's role in dementia-related illnesses.
01:55Certain genetic mutations heighten dementia risk, but most cases aren't inherited.
02:00Two gene categories influence dementia development, risk genes that may not directly cause it, and deterministic genes, which inevitably lead to dementia.
02:09Women are more prone to dementia than men due to longer life expectancy.
02:17Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia that women develop.
02:21M imagination is a combination of genes.
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02:23It's the most common form of dementia, and really is the most common form of dementia.
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