risk of dementia

collocation in English

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risk
noun
uk
/rɪsk/us
/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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dementia
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈmen.ʃə/us
/dɪˈmen.ʃə/
a medical condition that affects especially old people, causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually become worse, and leading to ...
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(Definition ofriskanddementiafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Overall, the r eduction in theriskofdementiaof 12% produced by active treatment was non-significant.
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Sisters with low levels of folic acid in their blood were at significantly increasedriskofdementia.
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Vascular subcortical syndrome of aging and theriskofdementiaand cognitive decline.
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A few studies have shown that there is an increasedriskofdementiain smokers.
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Combination therapy was more effective in reducing theriskofdementiathan monotherapy.
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The aim of the week is to focus attention on what can be done to reduce theriskofdementiain the future.
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It found that fish consumption decreased theriskofdementia.
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Estrogen combined with medroxyprogesterone acetate is associated with an increasedriskofdementia.
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There are also concerns that long term exposures may increase theriskofdementia.
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It is not known whether estradiol taken alone is associated with an increasedriskofdementia.
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A study that followed subjects for 15 years found that higher levels of silica in water appeared to decrease theriskofdementia.
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This brain damage increases the risk of abnormalities in mood and cognitive abilities, increases theriskofdementiaand additionally binge drinkers have an increased risk of developing chronic alcoholism.
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At present, due to poor study design and methodology, the literature is inconclusive on whether moderate alcohol consumption increases theriskofdementiaor decreases it.
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A more recent study found that benzodiazepines are associated with an increasedriskofdementiaand it is recommended that benzodiazepines are avoided in the elderly.
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The elderly are at an increased risk of suffering from both short- and long-term adverse effects, including an associated roughly 50% increase in theriskofdementia.
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