An Australian study of nearly 5,000 people found that those who lived in wealthier suburbs scored significantly higher on memory tests and lower on dementia risk tests than those who were less affluent.
As the nation’s second leading cause of death, there has been a concerted effort to understand and identify risk factors for dementia. These include factors that cannot be changed, such as age and genetics and those that can be modified, including diet and lifestyle.
Published in JAMA Network Open, the Australian study used reaction time exercises and identification tasks to measure the memory and attention of adults aged 40 to 70 years….