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People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer's disease

  • Written by Thomas Astell-Burt, Professor of Population Health and Environmental Data Science, NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellow, University of Wollongong
People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer's diseaseLiving near green spaces is associated with better cognition.Shutterstock

People who live in regional or remote areas may be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to our recent research.

Using data from more 260,000 adults in New South Wales who were aged 45 and over, we found those living in regional or remote areas of...

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