Global Increase of , Neurological Disorders , 'Very Concerning,' Researchers Say.<br />'Newsweek' reports that a new study <br />warns that neurological disorders have <br />become more common worldwide.<br />According to a team of international researchers, <br />the number of people with such conditions has <br />risen "substantially" over the past thirty years.<br />These conditions include Alzheimer's disease, <br />as well as other forms of dementia, <br />meningitis and stroke. .<br />In 2021, the team found that 3.4 billion people had <br />one of these neurological conditions, accounting for <br />approximately 43% of the world's total population.<br />Researchers attribute the alarming <br />statistic to a rapidly aging population and <br />increases in lifestyle risk factors.<br />Researchers attribute the alarming <br />statistic to a rapidly aging population and <br />increases in lifestyle risk factors.<br />Over a 31-year period, researchers found <br />an 18% increase in disability, illness and <br />premature death related to these conditions.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the team's findings highlight the <br />need for more research into these neurological conditions, <br />which have proven to be extremely difficult to treat.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the team's findings highlight the <br />need for more research into these neurological conditions, <br />which have proven to be extremely difficult to treat.<br />Because many neurological conditions <br />lack cures, and access to medical care <br />is often limited, understanding <br />modifiable risk factors and the <br />potentially avoidable neurological <br />condition burden is essential to <br />help curb this global health crisis, Katrin Seeher, study co-lead author and mental health <br />specialist at WHO's Brain Health Unit, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Because many neurological conditions <br />lack cures, and access to medical care <br />is often limited, understanding <br />modifiable risk factors and the <br />potentially avoidable neurological <br />condition burden is essential to <br />help curb this global health crisis, Katrin Seeher, study co-lead author and mental health <br />specialist at WHO's Brain Health Unit, via 'Newsweek'.<br />The team's findings were detailed in a study<br />published in the journal 'The Lancet Neurology.'.<br />Neuroscience research is now <br />progressing rapidly offering <br />hope through new treatments <br />for diseases like dementias and <br />through better understanding <br />of lifestyle modifications <br />to best care for our brains, Tara Spires-Jones, president of the British Neuroscience <br />Association and group leader in the U.K. Dementia Research <br />Institute at the University of Edinburgh, via Newsweek
