A new study reports that avoiding three common health risks during middle age is associated with substantially longer dementia-free life. Researchers led by NYU Langone Health analyzed a cohort of more than 12,000 people who did not have dementia at baseline (around age 55 in reports) and followed them to assess dementia outcomes. The three factors are having normal blood pressure, having no diabetes (notably type 2 diabetes in some coverage), and not smoking. Participants who had none of these risks from roughly age 45–48 to 65–68 were reported to live, on average, nearly 13 additional years without developing dementia compared with people who had all or some of the risk factors. Multiple outlets describe the findings as evidence that addressing cardiovascular and metabolic risk in midlife may help delay cognitive decline. Coverage also notes that the analysis compares groups based on their health status over the period rather than single measurements at one point in time. The study’s results are presented as associations and do not by themselves establish cause.
Study links avoiding three midlife health risks to about 13 extra dementia-free years
A new study reports that avoiding three common health risks during middle age is associated with substantially longer dementia-free life. Researchers led by NYU Langone Health analyzed a cohort of mor...
- The study finds three midlife health factors linked to lower dementia risk: normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking.
- Participants who avoided all three risks were associated with nearly 13 additional years of dementia-free life, on average.
- The research is led by NYU Langone Health and includes more than 12,000 people without dementia at baseline (about age 55 in some reports).
- The analysis focuses on risk status maintained over middle age (roughly 45–48 to 65–68).
- Multiple outlets characterize the results as support for improving cardiovascular/metabolic health in midlife to delay dementia.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Having normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking from age 48 to 68, are associated with nearly 13 additional years on average of dementia-free life, a new study shows. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the new work also found that, no...
1 hour agoResearchers at New York University's Langone Health checked more than 12,000 people without dementia at 55, including some who have high blood pressure, some with type 2 diabetes and others who smoke
1 hour agoResearch suggests addressing risk factors for poor cardiovascular health between the ages of 45 and 65 could help reduce risk of cognitive declineScientists claim to have identified three health measures in middle age that can ward off dementia for more than a decade.Having normal blood pressure, no type 2 diabetes, and not smoking between the ages of 45 and 65 were associated with almost 13 additional years, on average, of dementia-free life, a study shows. Continue reading...
1 hour agoThose who had none of the three risk factors in the study lived without developing dementia nearly 13 years longer than those who had all three
1 hour agoResearchers found having normal blood pressure, no diabetes and not smoking all had a positive effect on dementia risk.
1 hour agoAvoiding three things during middle age could mean enjoying up to 13 extra years without dementia, a study has found.
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