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Late<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da78fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8da78fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64a0c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c64a0c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45da2e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45da2e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cc9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15cc9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">AGEING<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd7fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cd7fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dementia is not because of ageing on its own but due to a combination of some age-related changes to the brain and other risk factors that contribute to our overall developing of dementia.<br \/>These include:<br \/>Being more likely to develop high blood pressure.<br \/>Damage to blood vessels in the brain because of high cholesterol \/diabetes.Higher risk of stroke.<br \/>Weaker immune system and taking longer to recover from illnesses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Often this variation has no effect on us but sometimes, the DNA code can contain differences that slightly alter the protein made by a particular gene, causing to work differently. This can lead to changes in processes in our cells, which may increase our likelihood of developing a disease.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"cf0\">Most people\u2019s risk of developing dementia is a combination of genes, lifestyle, environment and age. Rare types of Alzheimer\u2019s disease and some cases of Fronto Temporal dementia can be caused by faulty genes and are passed down from an affected parent. Someone who carries one of these rare mutations is extremely likely to develop the disease during their lifetime. Around one in 100 cases of dementia are caused by inherited faulty genes.<\/span><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb8426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fb8426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327bd2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"327bd2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df16aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df16aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">GENDER<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff5ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fff5ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><span class=\"cf0\">Women <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">are at a higher risk of developing dementia due to factors like:<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"cf0\">Differences in life expectancy Women tend to live longer than men and as dementia becomes <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">more common as we age, there are more older women alive to develop dementia.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"cf0\">Social isolation, depression and loneliness, seen more in women, have been linked to a higher <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">risk of dementia. Pre existing conditions like high blood pressure that are risk for developing dementia , are more <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">prevalent in women. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"cf0\">Lower levels of physical activity in mid life, more commonly seen in women.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"cf0\">Lack of opportunity for women in education and work which can lead to higher levels of social deprivation, lower cognitive reserve, and less access to medical care to treat underlying conditions that contribute to the development <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">of dementia.<\/span><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9456d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d9456d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eec1a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eec1a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">ETHINICITY<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8ac2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa8ac2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some ethnicities are at a higher risk of developing conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. These conditions increase the risk of dementia.<br \/>Certain populations may be more likely to live in deprived neighborhoods. These often create barriers to education, housing, healthcare, employment and higher levels of pollution. These may increase dementia risk.<\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db073d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db073d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046189d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"046189d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f69ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f69ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Factors for Dementia we can Control<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb9806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb9806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Almost half of dementia cases are linked to risk factors that we can control. These are called <b>modifiable risk factors. <\/b>This means that there are things we can do to protect the health of our brains and so reduce our risk of getting dementia. Research has found this is particularly important in our mid-life (aged 40-65). Some research studies have found that people with healthier lifestyles are less likely to develop dementia and in cases where they did get dementia, these people experience a slower decline of symptoms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7697554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7697554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/ardsihyd.org\/v11\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/httpsardsihyd.org_.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ardsihyd.org\/v11\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/httpsardsihyd.org_.png 850w, http:\/\/ardsihyd.org\/v11\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/httpsardsihyd.org_-300x212.png 300w, http:\/\/ardsihyd.org\/v11\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/httpsardsihyd.org_-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadd755 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aadd755\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9db22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e9db22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd735a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd735a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><!--StartFragment --><span class=\"cf0\">REDUCE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING DEMENTIA<\/span><!--EndFragment --><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2228ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2228ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><span class=\"cf0\">As we get older, our risk of developing dementia increases. But evidence shows there are things you can do to help reduce this risk. 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