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Common medications, such as those for diabetes, have been found to decrease people's risk of dementia.
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Dana G. Smith
NEW YORK – Getting your annual flu shot may come with a significant side benefit: helping to protect you from dementia.
Many studies have found that older adults vaccinated against the flu had a lower risk of developing dementia in the years that followed than those who had not been vaccinated. In one study, the risk was as much as 40 per cent lower.
