ADHD@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Recent Study Seems to Indicate ADHD IS Related to a Nearly 3x Greater Risk for Dementia

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Recent Study Seems to Indicate ADHD IS Related to a Nearly 3x Greater Risk for Dementia

ADHD@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

TIL a fairly recently conducted study found that people with Attention Deficit Disorder(ADHD) are almost three times more likely to get dementia - Lemmy.World

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Every week there is an article linking dementia to this and that. I really can’t keep up with it anymore. At this point everything causes dementia.

I wouldn’t stress out of it. You might learn that stress is what causes dementia.
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  Actually yes there was a study showing that recently

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