More than one third of dementia cases in Germany could be prevented
DZNE Abt fuer Presse; Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit
Study Quantifies Major Potential for Dementia Prevention
Greifswald/Boston, 9 December 2025. Around 36 percent of dementia cases in Germany are linked to risk factors that are, in principle, modifiable. These are the findings of a new study conducted by researchers from DZNE’s Rostock/Greifswald site and Harvard Medical School. The study is based on current data from the German Ageing Survey 2023 (DEAS), a nationwide, representative survey of people aged 40 and older.
Modifiable risk factors...