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Host Peter McCully chats with Jay Ingram, science broadcaster and author and long-time co-host of the Discovery Channel害羞草研究所檚 science show, Daily Planet.
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As the spokesman for the Public Health Agency of Canada, Ingram is hoping to educate British Columbians and Canadians about dementia risk factors.
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It is estimated that 12 risk factors could explain 40% of cases of dementia globally. Ingram talks about the these modifiable risk factors that include low education, hearing loss, depression and social isolation.
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