Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Death from Dementia is More Likely in Shorter Adults

Short people are at greater risk of dying from dementia in later life, reveals a new research. Senior author, David Batty, said that short height in itself of course does not 'cause' dementia, the Daily Express reported. Batty added that rather, height captures a number of early life factors, including early-life illness, adversity, poor nutrition, and psychosocial stress, and so allows them to examine the effect of these factors on dementia more closely. ...

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