The Intersection of Lifestyle, Health, and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease
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Alzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors, Cognitive DeclineAbstract
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a cognitive neurodegenerative disease that is coupled with the prevalence of dementia and cognitive decline. There is currently no known cure for AD, so the best way to combat it, along with dementia and cognitive decline, is to target modifiable lifestyle factors. This paper’s aim is to assess the current known risk factors and discuss the relationship that each factor has with the development of AD, dementia, and cognitive decline to provide suggestions for people’s future behaviors and address gaps in knowledge and areas needing further research.
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