Professor Elina Hypponen, a Senior Investigator and Director of University of South Australia’s Australian Center for Precision Health, says dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide, affecting thinking and behaviours as you age.

But what if you could stop this degenerative disease in its tracks?

She told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings a world-first study from the University of South Australia could make this a reality as new genetic research shows a direct link between dementia and a lack of Vitamin D. 

 

Professor Elina Hypponen, a Senior Investigator and Director of University of South Australia&rsquo;s Australian Center for Precision Health, says dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide, affecting thinking and behaviours as you age.
But what if you could stop this degenerative disease in its tracks?
She told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings a world-first study from the University of South Australia could make this a reality as new genetic research shows a direct link between dementia and a lack of Vitamin D.&nbsp;
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