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Middle-aged people who walk slowly and have a poor grip could be at greater risk of dementia or stroke in later life, researchers have warned.

Simple tests of physical ability may give clues as to who is most likely to go on to develop disorders such as Alzheimer’s and, to a lesser extent, suffer a stroke, they say. Their study involved monitoring more than 2,400 participants with an average age of 62 over 11 years. 

Those with a slower walking speed were found to be one and a half times more likely to develop dementia over the age of 65 compared with those who were more speedy. People with a stronger grip had a 42 per cent lower risk of stroke or a mini-stroke – known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA) – over the age of 65, although the risk was not cut at younger ages. Continue to read: dailymail.co.uk

Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/02/07/2047945/obama-to-seek-more-alzheimers.html#storylink=cpy

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