At least 24 people

At least 24 people are believed to be dead as of Tuesday morning, thousands of structures have been destroyed or damaged and tens of thousands of acres have been scorched. ????????????  

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The pending population

"The pending population boom in dementia cases poses significant challenges for health policymakers in particular, who must refocus their efforts on strategies to minimize the severity of dementia cases, as well as plans to provide more health care services for those with dementia," Coresh said. ?????  

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Although aging

Although aging is a risk factor for dementia, there are other genetic factors that increase the risk, as well as high rates of diabetes and hypertension, obesity, unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and poor mental health, the study authors said. The study also used more comprehensive methods to identify dementia diagnoses, which could have increased

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There are a number

There are a number of diseases that are grouped under dementia including Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia and vascular dementia. ????????????

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