BEING brought up in the countryside could double the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new Scottish research.
BEING brought up in the countryside could double the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new Scottish research.
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Pat Hagan
It shows rural living appears to be linked to the brain-wasting disease and that people raised in the country, rather than moving there later in life, face the greatest dangers.
The reasons why remain a mystery but researchers who came up with the findings now plan to investigate the cause.
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