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Brain Health: How Social Connections Keep Your Mind Young

Hoag Health Season 1 Episode 9

In light of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, Dr. Aaron Ritter, the Larkin Family Endowed Chair in Integrative Brain Health and director of the Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program in Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, shares how loneliness is linked to a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia and how patients of all ages can reduce their risk factors through tangible lifestyle changes. He also dives into Hoag’s approach to care and their focus on the areas of prevention, detection, treatment, management, support, and research.