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Elderly May Face Increased Dementia Risk After a Disaster

Japan tsunami destruction

Fishing village in Ohama Miyato, Japan, after 2011 tsunami

Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016.   Elderly peoplewho were uprooted from damaged or destroyed homes and who lost touch with their neighbors after the 2011 tsunami in Japan were more likely to experience increased symptoms of dementia than those who were able to stay in their homes, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study was the first…

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