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Reducing your risk of dementia as cases soar
Nine To Noon
English - July 26, 2021 21:35 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Currently, 70,000 New Zealanders have dementia. That's set to rise to 170,000 by 2050. Auckland psychiatrist Dr Etuini Ma'u is the co-author of a University of Auckland study that shows the potential for reducing rates of dementia by targetting common risk factors in middle-aged New Zealanders.