Injury suffered by millions of Americans raises risk of dementia by 70%, study finds | NYGazet

Researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada tracked over 250,000 older adults and found an injury that linked to a nearly 70 percent increased risk of developing dementia.

It might seem like a minor injury, but suffering a fall could dramatically raise your risk of dementia, a study suggests. Researchers in Canada tracked 260,000 older adults for up to 17 years, half of which were diagnosed with a traumatic brain injur... [5140 chars]