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Lookup NU author(s): Sarah Gregory, Dr Graciela Muniz Terrera, Professor Dame Louise Robinson, Dr Oliver Shannon, Dr Laura BooiORCiD
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Dementia prevention efforts can benefit from precision interventions that are delivered to the right populations at the right time; that is, when risk reduction potential is highest. Young adults (18-39 years) are a neglected population in dementia research and policy despite being highly exposed to known modifiable risk factors. It is unclear which risk and protective factors in young adulthood have the biggest impact on dementia outcomes, and how these associations differ across regions and groups. To address these uncertainties, the Next Generation Brain Health team convened a multidisciplinary expert group representing 15 nations across six continents. We identified high priority modifiable factors in young adulthood, and five key recommendations for promoting brain health, ranging from individual to policy levels. Increasing research and policy attention on brain health across the life course, inclusive of younger populations, is a critical next step in global dementia prevention efforts.
Author(s): Farina FR, Bridgeman K, Gregory S, Crivelli L, Foote IF, Jutila OI, Kucikova L, Mariano LI, Nguyen KH, Thayanandan T, Akindejoye F, Butler J, Calandri IL, Cepukaityte G, Chiesa ST, Dawson WD, Deckers K, De la Cruz-Gongora V, Dounavi ME, Govia I, Guzmán-Vélez E, Heikal SA, Hill-Jarrett TG, Ibanez A, James BD, McGlinchey E, Mullin DS, Muniz-Terrera G, Pintado Caipa M, Qansuwa EM, Robinson L, Santuccione Chadha A, Shannon OM, Su L, Weidner W, Booi L
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: The Lancet Healthy Longevity
Year: 2024
Volume: 5
Issue: 12
Print publication date: 27/12/2024
Online publication date: 20/12/2024
Acceptance date: 11/11/2024
Date deposited: 19/11/2024
ISSN (electronic): 2666-7568
Publisher: The Lancet Publishing Group
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100665
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100665
ePrints DOI: 10.57711/08fp-b218
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