Individuals with familial dementia (FD), defined as dementia in a first-degree relative, which confers an increased risk of dementia, could reduce their risk by adopting a healthy lifestyle, a study presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2021 showed.

Long hours of television viewing in midlife may negatively impact grey matter volume and cognitive function, according to two analyses of participants in The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS), presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference (EPI 2021).

Increasing daily step count may reduce mortality risk, regardless of whether the steps were accumulated through exercise or short spurts of movement throughout the day, according to a study presented at EPI 2021.