Midlife Vascular, Sleep, Social, and Lifestyle Risk Management May Extend Dementia-Free Years

A 12,000-person NYU study linked control of hypertension, diabetes, and smoking in midlife with approximately 13 additional dementia-free years. Exercise, hearing care, sleep, and social engagement remain sensible priorities, but observational findings do not establish any single behavior, supplement, or biomarker as a proven prevention treatment.