Dementia's Modifiable Menace: Hearing Aids, Statins, and Lifestyle Changes That Could Prevent Half of Cases

Statins can reduce dementia risk by up to 15%, and the earlier you start taking them, the bigger the benefit — that's the headline from a landmark 15-year study published this week. But statins are just one piece of a rapidly assembling puzzle. A separate geriatrics specialist has identified hearing loss as the single biggest modifiable risk factor for dementia, with the ACHIEVE clinical trial showing hearing aids slashed cognitive decline by 48% over three years. In the UK,...