Weekend Reads | Assessing Dementia Risk at Age 60

It would be nice if a study like this gave us nice, clean answers; unfortunately, it doesn't. The results are messy, the risk factors are deeply entangled with each other, and many questions remain. That said, the study is still useful. It tells us something about how much risk of future dementia a person faces at an age where they can at the very least prepare for it and, quite possibly, take steps to decrease the risk or delay the onset. And for a few of the factors, the results are clear: If you are already seeing some cognitive impairment at age 60, you'd better start making a plan.