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References: Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies

A curated list of high-quality resources to deepen your understanding of dementia risk factors and prevention. Wikipedia articles offer free, well-sourced overviews; textbooks provide authoritative depth; online resources from major dementia organizations give practical, up-to-date guidance.

  1. Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia - Comprehensive overview of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, including genetics, lifestyle, and vascular health, core to this chapter.

  2. Cognitive reserve - Wikipedia - Explains how education, mental engagement, and life experiences may protect against dementia symptoms, a key concept in prevention strategies.

  3. Apolipoprotein E - Wikipedia - Describes the APOE gene, including the e4 variant that is the strongest common genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

  4. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: What Everyone Needs to Know - Steven R. Sabat - Oxford University Press - Accessible coverage of risk and prevention themes written for general readers, aligning with this chapter's audience and tone.

  5. The Alzheimer's Action Plan - P. Murali Doraiswamy and Lisa P. Gwyther - St. Martin's Griffin - Includes chapters on what individuals and families can do to reduce risk, a practical complement to this chapter's prevention focus.

  6. Preventing Alzheimer's Disease: What Do We Know? - National Institute on Aging - Federal evidence summary on lifestyle and medical factors that may lower dementia risk, directly aligned with this chapter.

  7. Prevention - Alzheimer's Association - Overview of current prevention research and the Association's lifestyle guidance, reinforcing this chapter's recommendations.

  8. Reducing your risk of dementia - Alzheimer's Society (UK) - Patient-facing guide to evidence-based steps for reducing dementia risk, such as physical activity, diet, and vascular health.

  9. About Dementia - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Federal public health resource covering dementia epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention, extending this chapter into a population-health view.

  10. Dementia: Risk reduction - World Health Organization - International guidance on reducing modifiable risk factors, grounded in global evidence and directly relevant to the chapter's prevention focus.