Dementia is easy to spot. There is a trait that suggests who might be at risk

A study has found a link between skin aging and dementia and has said that people with deep wrinkles are more likely to have severe brain diseases. A study recently published in the journal Alzheimer's Research and Therapy has provided new information about dementia. Researchers from Fudan University in China suggest that crow's feet, the deepest wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes, could be a significant warning sign. Scientists say that people with signs of aging on their skin may have a 2.5 times greater risk of being diagnosed with dementia in the future. The reason for this could be that people who spend a lot of time in the sun have an increased risk of developing dementia. They examined information from 195,329 adults with an average age of 64. At the start of the study, they were asked about how other people thought they looked. In the 12 years that followed, 5,659 people were diagnosed with dementia. People who looked older had a 61% higher risk of dementia. "The way older people look may be a sign of problems with thinking in older people. We found that thinking you look older than you are was linked to a higher risk of problems with thinking and memory. In the second part of the study, the researchers took photos of 612 people to analyze the images more thoroughly. People with more wrinkles around their eyes were 2.5 times more likely to have problems with thinking and memory. But it's important to remember that this study only looked at the links between the photos and the health information and was only observational. Dementia is a general term for diseases that cause memory loss, language changes, and disorientation in time or space. There is currently no cure for most types of dementia. However, around 40% of dementia, such as Alzheimer's (the most common form of dementia), can be prevented or delayed. The World Health Organization estimates that there are 47.5 million people with dementia worldwide, a number that could reach 75.6 million in 2030 and almost triple in 2050 to 135.5 million.