Staying active in later life could protect against dementia, as frail older people more than triple their risk of the disease. Staying active in later life could protect against dementia, as being frail triples the risk (stock)BRAIN-TRAINING GAME THAT REDUCES DEMENTIA RISK BY 29% IS THE FIRST TO PREVENT THE CONDITION A computer game that reduces peoples' dementia risk by 29 percent is the first to prevent the condition, new research has revealed. And the more a person plays the game, the lower their risk becomes, the research adds. ‘Pre-frail’ people, with almost double the risk of dementia, ticked eight to 25 per cent of the boxes. ‘However, maintaining a healthy lifestyle will help lower our risk of cardiovascular diseases and frailty, and it’s likely that we could be lowering our risk of dementia too.’

Source: Daily Mail November 16, 2017 16:29 UTC