Ariana Eunjung ChaJun 14, 2026 – 5.00amNeuroscientist Miia Kivipelto’s life’s work has been about preventing dementia. Now, at 52, she has begun thinking more about her own vulnerability.“Midlife is the time,” said Kivipelto, a neuroscientist who recently joined the Yale School of Nursing as the inaugural director of its Centre for Ageing Well in New Haven, Connecticut. “It’s the last best chance to lower risk.”Washington PostSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
The midlife habits that could make or break your brain health
A critical window between your 30s and 60s offers the last best chance to alter your brain’s ageing trajectory and slash dementia risk by up to 45 per cent.
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