THE number of people affected by dementia may be rising, but most specialists say that’s largely because more of us are living longer. Between the late 1980s and 2011, the proportion of people over 65 with dementia actually dropped by 20 per cent in England and Wales. Between 2000 and 2012, dementia rates in that age group dropped by 24 per cent in the US. Similar declines have been reported in other developed countries.
Original article: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23431230-500-defying-dementia-what-can-you-do/
