'Technology, food additives and air pollution are causing people
to develop dementia earlier than ever,' reports the Mail Online
website. But this is a claim with little to no evidence to
support it. The study the Mail reports on looked at death rates
in 10 developed countries, including the UK and the US. The
researchers specifically focused on what they termed
"neurological deaths". These are deaths arising from conditions
that affect the brain and nervous system, such as motor neurone
disease and dementia. This study found that the overall death
rate has fallen over the past 30 years. But levels of
neurological deaths have risen significantly when comparing data
from 2008-10 to comparative data from 1979-81. It is not clear
why there has been such a rise in the number of deaths from
neurological disorders. The researchers speculate that the fact
that people are living longer, there have been major
improvements in diagnostic techniques, and significant changes
in lifestyle and the environment - such as the