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- Dr. Tommy Wood says everyday memory lapses stem mainly from stress or fatigue, not early dementia.
- He notes stress mainly disrupts retrieval, while neurodegenerative disease blocks encoding.
- Alzheimer's and vascular dementia represent 70-90% of cases, yet at least 50% of dementia is preventable.
- He recommends hearing aids or cataract surgery to reduce cognitive decline risk.
