Prevention

Right now, there's no proven way to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Human trials of a promising vaccine against Alzheimer's had to be stopped several years ago because some of the people who received the vaccine developed a serious inflammation of the brain.

However, you may be able to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease by reducing your risk of heart disease. Many of the same factors that increase your risk of heart disease can also increase your risk of dementia. The main players appear to be blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose levels.

Keeping active — physically, mentally and socially — also seems to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease
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