{"id":2211020,"date":"2026-10-20T13:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2211020"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:54:30","slug":"could-your-neighbourhood-impact-your-dementia-risk-study-says-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2211020","title":{"rendered":"Could your neighbourhood impact your dementia risk? 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Study says yes<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/03\/34\/1536x864_cmsv2_be850503-391a-5692-9feb-de2c49a7af43-9960334.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Study links green spaces to lower dementia risk.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Study links green spaces to lower dementia risk.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Cleared\/Canva<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Cleared\/Canva\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspMarta Iraola Iribarren&amp;nbsp&amp;&amp;nbsp<b>Giedre Peseckyte<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1792504470\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-10-20 15:54:30 +02:00\">20\/10\/2026 &#8211; 15:54 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"15:57\">15:57<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links 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src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis highlights the immediate environmental surroundings of the home as an important piece in creating conditions that support brain health and healthy ageing,&#8221; says Cecilia Stenfors, research leader and co-first author of the study. <\/p>\n<p>The study, published in the journal Alzheimer&#8217;s &amp; Dementia, included nearly 3,000 participants who were followed for 16 years. The researchers mapped the amount of vegetation around participants\u2019 homes. They also tracked their cognitive health and the development of dementia over time.<\/p>\n<p>They found that living closer to green space seemed to have a protective effect against dementia. <\/p>\n<p>The association was strongest for greenery in the area closest to the home, within 100 metres, and weakened as the distance from home to green zones grew. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Greener streets linked to longer sleep, study suggests\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Living in deprived areas linked to poorer brain health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How does this protection work?<\/h2>\n<p>The authors pointed to several reasons why dementia risk may be affected by green space. <\/p>\n<p>These range from direct factors such as stress relief to the facilitation of health-related behaviours, including better sleep, physical activity, and social stimulation and cohesion. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNatural environments and greenery can support psychological restoration, reduce stress and enhance feelings of well-being,\u201d said Stenfors. <\/p>\n<p>Green spaces may also support health indirectly by shielding people from hazardous environmental exposures such as traffic noise, air pollution and extreme heat, the authors wrote. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-2\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Climate change is putting Europe\u2019s brain health at risk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Considering brain health in urban planning<\/h2>\n<p>In 2025, an estimated 9 million people were living with dementia in the European Union, and that figure is projected to grow to over 14 million by 2050. <\/p>\n<p>According to the authors, this growing number highlights the need for new strategies such as sustainable urban planning that supports brain health. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrain health needs to be considered when we plan and develop our cities and residential environments,\u201d said Stenfors. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreenspace around our homes can be a shared resource for public health, climate adaptation and biodiversity,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>To achieve this, it is important both to protect existing vegetation and to create green environments that are accessible and usable for people with different needs and abilities, the authors noted. <\/p>\n<p>The environment\u2019s impact on brain health has been gaining more attention in recent years. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe direct environment, but also the broader environment in terms of housing organisation, has an 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data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    AI model analyses DNA to identify people at higher risk of stroke<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Having more green space close to home was linked to a 20% lower risk of developing dementia in a new study by Stockholm University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.\u201cThis highlights the immediate environmental surroundings of the home as an important piece in creating conditions that support brain health and healthy ageing,&#8221; says Cecilia Stenfors, research leader and co-first author of the study.\u00a0The study, published in the journal Alzheimer&#8217;s &amp; Dementia, included nearly 3,000 participants who were followed for 16 years. The researchers mapped the amount of vegetation around participants\u2019 homes. They also tracked their cognitive health and the development of dementia over time.They found that living closer to green space seemed to have a protective effect against dementia.\u00a0The association was strongest for greenery in the area closest to the home, within 100 metres, and weakened as the distance from home to green zones grew.\u00a0How does this protection work?\u00a0The authors pointed to several reasons why dementia risk may be affected by green space.\u00a0These range from direct factors such as stress relief to the facilitation of health-related behaviours, including better sleep, physical activity, and social stimulation and cohesion.\u00a0\u201cNatural environments and greenery can support psychological restoration, reduce stress and enhance feelings of well-being,\u201d said Stenfors.\u00a0Green spaces may also support health indirectly by shielding people from hazardous environmental exposures such as traffic noise, air pollution and extreme heat, the authors wrote.\u00a0Considering brain health in urban planning\u00a0In 2025, an estimated 9 million people were living with dementia in the European Union, and that figure is projected to grow to over 14 million by 2050.\u00a0According to the authors, this growing number highlights the need for new strategies such as sustainable urban planning that supports brain health.\u00a0\u201cBrain health needs to be considered when we plan and develop our cities and residential environments,\u201d said Stenfors.\u00a0\u201cGreenspace around our homes can be a shared resource for public health, climate adaptation and biodiversity,\u201d she added.\u00a0To achieve this, it is important both to protect existing vegetation and to create green environments that are accessible and usable for people with different needs and abilities, the authors noted.\u00a0The environment\u2019s impact on brain health has been gaining more attention in recent years.\u00a0\u201cThe direct environment, but also the broader environment in terms of housing organisation, has an impact on your sleep and overall also on your brain health,\u201d neurologist Ulf Kallweit, who is also a co-chair of the environmental influences task force at the European Academy of Neurology, told Euronews Health.\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/10\/20\/could-your-neighbourhood-impact-your-dementia-risk-study-links-green-spaces-to-lower-demen&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/03\/34\/1200x675_cmsv2_be850503-391a-5692-9feb-de2c49a7af43-9960334.jpg&#8221;] Europe News Lithuania seizes major synthetic drugs lab Colombia Colombia seizes 7.6 tonnes of Netherlands-bound cocaine in Cartagena Culture news Th\u00e9lyson Or\u00e9lien row: publisher says AI used to write &#8216;C&#8217;\u00e9tait \u00e7a ou mourir&#8217; Business Riots in France: tourism sector fears drop in foreign visitors Health Health news Could your neighbourhood impact your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2211020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2211020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211020\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2211020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2211020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2211020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}