Five-minute neck scan ��could predict dementia’

Scan shows whether the brain's blood vessels are protecting it from the strong pulse of the heart

Dementia
More than 850,000 people in the UK have dementia
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A five-minute neck scan could be used to spot people at risk of dementia before symptoms appear, according to new scientific research.

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