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 A new study suggests that it's time to turn some attention to social determinants of health, too.

This new brain health study found that education level, income, race and depression status, in tandem with healthy lifestyle habits, play a surprisingly large role in the potential development of dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

You can't isolate one habit or factor and deem it the cause of cognitive decline. 

Brain health is impacted substantially by personal well-being throughout the lifespan. This includes how secure someone feels at home, whether or not they're experiencing a mental health challenge like depression, their level of financial freedom, and how much they've been able to study to build up their "brain bank."