You may be 40 years old, but could your brain already be showing signs of accelerated aging? New research involving more than 18,000 people suggests that the answer may depend on much more than genetics or your date of birth.

only through the lens of individual behavior or genetics.

The environment around us also matters.

While no strategy can guarantee that a person will avoid dementia or cognitive decline, addressing established risk factors offers meaningful opportunities to support brain health.

Protecting your cardiovascular system, staying physically active, sleeping adequately, maintaining social connections, and reducing harmful exposures are practical steps supported by public-health research.

Your chronological age may be impossible to change, but many of the factors influencing your brain’s long-term health are not.

And protecting your brain does not have to begin at 70.

It can begin today.
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