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There were more than 55 million people around the world living with dementia in 2020.

Previous research shows there are a number of risk factors that can increase a person’s risk for dementia, such as high cholesterol.

A new study discovered that people with genetic variants that naturally cause them to have lower cholesterol also have a lower risk of dementia.

Researchers found that for those without these genetic variants, use of cholesterol-lowering drugs might achieve the same result.

According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, there were more than 55 million people around the world living with dementia in 2020, and this number is expected to jump to 78 million by 2030.

While it is still unclear what exactly causes dementia, previous research shows ther

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