Two New Dementia Risk Factors Have Been Uncovered — And You Can Actually Do Something About Them

The bad news: Scientists discovered two new dementia risk factors. The good news? These new risk factors are "modifiable," meaning you can mitigate (or even reverse) them. The research, conducted by scientists with The Lancet Commission and published late last month in the Lancet journal, comprises a systematic review of multiple studies to reveal that high cholesterol under 40 and untreated vision loss can both be added to the commission's running list of modifiable dementia risk factors.