Common condition raises your risk of dementia by 66%

Nypost · Apr 17, 2026 · 557 words · By Emma Glassman-Hughes

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“a condition that affects 10% of US adults over 65 is likely increasing their risk of dementia by more than half”

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While the evidence confirms that anemia increases the risk of dementia (by 66% in some studies), there is no evidence provided in the search results regarding the specific prevalence rate of 10% among US adults over 65.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anemia (also spelt anaemia in British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen. This can be due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, a reducti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iron-deficiency anemia is anemia caused by a lack of iron. Anemia is defined as a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. When onset is slow, symptoms are o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron-deficiency_anemia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is one of a group of cancers in which blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature, and as a result, do not develop into healthy blood cells. Early on, no symptoms are…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelodysplastic_syndrome

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“Researchers in Sweden studying the association between cognitive decline and anemia... found that anemic study participants had a 66% higher chance of developing dementia compared to the those with normal hemoglobin levels”

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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, Medical Xpress/Swedish-Italian scientists report) confirm that a study involving Swedish participants found anemia associated with a 66% higher risk of dementia compared to those with normal hemoglobin levels.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a mar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Swedish or svensk(a) may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Swedish (endonym: svenska [ˈsvɛ̂nːska] ) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native spe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_language

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“Anemia was linked with key blood biomarkers related to Alzheimer’s disease, including phosphorylated tau 217, or p-tau217”

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Multiple web sources explicitly state that anemia was associated with higher blood concentrations of phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217), as well as other biomarkers like NfL and GFAP.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fanconi anemia group J protein (FANCJ) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BRCA1-interacting protein 1 (BRIP1) gene. The protein is a 5'-3' DNA helicase (EC: 5.2.6.3) and ATPase that repairs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIP1

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Copper toxicity (or Copperiedus) is a type of metal poisoning caused by an excess of copper in the body. Copperiedus could occur from consuming excess copper salts, but most commonly it is the result …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_toxicity

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vitamin B12 deficiency, also known as cobalamin deficiency, is the medical condition in which the blood and tissues have a lower than normal level of vitamin B12. Mild deficiencies may have few or abs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12_deficiency

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“the highest dementia risk belonged to those with both anemia and higher Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers”

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Three separate web search results confirm that the highest risk of dementia was observed in individuals who had both anemia and elevated Alzheimer's disease biomarkers.

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web search NEUTRAL — In the long term, they observed that having anemia was associated with a higher risk of developing dementia. The participants who had the highest risk for dementia were those who had both anemia and h…
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/could-anemia-incre…

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web search NEUTRAL — Anemia Linked to Elevated Alzheimer’s Blood Biomarkers, Greater Dementia Risk.Dementia was highest among individuals with both anemia and elevated biomarker levels, with the risk for dementia increasi…
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anemia-linked-elevated-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Individuals with anemia had a significantly higher risk of developing dementia compared to those with normal hemoglobin levels. The risk of dementia was further increased when anemia was accompanied b…
https://medicaldialogues.in/neurology-neurosurgery/news/low-…

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“an anemia diagnosis means a person has a low red blood cell count”

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Wikipedia and medical authorities (Mayo Clinic, WebMD) define anemia as a condition characterized by a lower than normal number of red blood cells or hemoglobin.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anemia (also spelt anaemia in British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen. This can be due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, a reducti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemia

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 4, 2025 · Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin. Learn more about anemia symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-anemia-bas…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the body's tissues. Hemoglobin is a protein found in red cells that …
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anemia/sympto…

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“red blood cells carry oxygen”

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Authoritative sources (Cleveland Clinic, GeeksforGeeks, and Wikipedia) confirm that red blood cells (erythrocytes) are responsible for transporting oxygen to tissues.

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web search NEUTRAL — Packed red blood cells are red blood cells that have been donated, processed, and stored in a blood bank for blood transfusion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell

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web search NEUTRAL — Red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes, deliver oxygen to the tissues in...
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21691-function-of…

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web search NEUTRAL — How is Oxygen Transported in Human Beings? The oxygen binds to the hemoglobin to form oxyhemoglobin. It is a reversible reaction in which haemoglobin present on RBCs (or red blood cells) and containin…
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/biology/oxygen-transport-in-hu…

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“The average age of participants in this study was 72”

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The provided evidence mentions the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K) and mentions follow-up ages (78+), but none of the provided snippets explicitly state that the average age of participants was 72.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Swedish Connection (Swedish: Den svenska länken) is a World War II drama film about Swedish foreign ministry bureaucrat Gösta Engzell, who develops and executes covert plans to rescue European Jew…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swedish_Connection

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