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Why you need to future proof your brain in middle age and how to start
- Midlife brain changes, especially connectivity, are now seen as a critical window for detecting future dementia risk.
- Biomarker tests and MRI-based ageing measures may help predict dementia decades ahead, though not yet reliable for all.
- A 2025 MRI pace-of-ageing tool linked faster brain ageing with memory decline and higher dementia risk later on.
- Not every person with brain biomarkers will develop dementia; cost and access limit routine use for now.
- Lifestyle changes in midlife could reduce dementia risk by nearly half, researchers say.
- Experts compare early brain health actions to pension planning for long-term cognitive resilience.
- Blood pressure and cholesterol remain early, accessible indicators of brain health at midlife.
- There are still gaps and costs before new tests can be used universally in midlife screening.
- Researchers emphasize midlife as a critical window to protect brain health before symptoms appear.
- The article notes that cognitive decline risk is linked to depression symptoms in midlife among other markers.
- The piece highlights a broader view: combining biomarkers, imaging, and lifestyle data improves risk assessment but remains imperfect.
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