Stroke, Dementia, Late-Life Depression Share Many Changeable Risk Factors

There are many conditions that are associated with aging, including stroke and dementia. But genetics, environmental conditions, and habits like the type of diet a person eats can affect the likelihood that an aging-related disease will develop. Scientists have now identified seventeen risk factors that are shared by dementia, stroke, and depression in late life. The modification of any of these risk factors can influence a person’s risk of these…