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10 health conditions may be linked to Alzheimer's years before…

Researchers in Finland compared early health records and found ten conditions that showed up years before early-onset Alzheimer's was diagnosed; a link, not a prediction.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on Should You Be Worried?
Published 2:54 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by Fox News: “10 health conditions may be linked to Alzheimer's years before diagnosis”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 2:54 PM ET on Should You Be Worried?, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Alzheimer.
BBN covered this story before: Davina McCall on 'advanced Alzheimer's' symptoms after surgery (October 14).

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCould the headache you had at lunch be a message from your future? A Finnish study has a list, and it is ten conditions long.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe study suggests that ten conditions, including depression, vertigo, headaches and stroke, may be linked to early-onset Alzheimer's years before a diagnosis.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVertigo, Hank. Headaches. Folks, that is the entire office on a Monday.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhich is why the word that matters is suggests.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA link years ahead is a pattern researchers noticed, not a diagnosis, and not a reason to cancel your week.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo I can stop checking my own forehead?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIf something worries you, call your doctor, and that is the real advice. The rest is a study, so my verdict is eat a sandwich.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA sandwich and a growth opportunity.

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