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Falls signal faster cognitive decline in older adults (Links to an external site)

Older adults who experienced at least one fall exhibited a faster decline in cognitive skills over the following decade than those who hadn’t fallen, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Public Health in St. Louis. The study also revealed that falls are a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease on par with Alzheimer’s brain proteins, the gold standard for gauging Alzheimer’s dementia risk.