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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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Hearing Loss Once viewed as a quality-of-life issue, untreated hearing loss is now recognized as a powerful and preventable dementia risk factor.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
This is important because being overweight or having obesity is a serious risk factor for high cholesterol and heart disease.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 30 Nov. 2025
Advertisement The greatest risk factor for any type of stroke is hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, Willey says.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
An older-looking brain is a top risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, said Raji.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
This is important because being overweight or having obesity is a serious risk factor for high cholesterol and heart disease.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 30 Nov. 2025
Advertisement The greatest risk factor for any type of stroke is hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, Willey says.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
An older-looking brain is a top risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, said Raji.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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