In an article published online August 19 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, researchers suggest that controlling cardiovascular risk factors in midlife may prevent dementia later on.
| Risk Factor | Hazard Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
| Smoking | 1.7 | 1.2 to 2.5 |
| Hypertension | 1.6 | 1.2 to 2.2 |
| Diabetes | 2.2 | 1.6 to 3.0 |
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