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My current day job involves doing the tech behind a series of dementia related online courses. Awesomely, we just kicked off the latest running of our Preventi
by Fuzzwah 9y ago
My current day job involves doing the tech behind a series of dementia related online courses.
Awesomely, we just kicked off the latest running of our Preventing Dementia MOOC:
https://mooc.utas.edu.au/courses/preventing-dementia-2017-03 https://mooc.utas.edu.au/courses/preventing-dementia-2017-03
I emailed this link to our academic team as I'm sure they'll get bombarded with people asking why they should make changes to their life style if there is a magical cure just around the corner....
- summerdown2 9y agoIs there a short summary anywhere of recommendations for life style changes that do benefit the fight against dementia? I don't have it currently, but I must admit the older I get the more the prospect concerns me.
- circlefavshape 9y agoThe MIND diet https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25681666 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25681666 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26086182 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26086182
- Fuzzwah 9y agoHere's the tl; dr.... The major risk factor for dementia is ageing. Approximately 30% of dementia cases may be attributed to seven key modifiable risk factors: * Diabetes * Midlife hypertension * Low educational attainment * Physical inactivity * Smoking * Obesity * Depression
- atomical 9y agoI just enrolled. Thanks for posting this.