# @wvu_rni on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3xbXNkalW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67994830-wvu-rni-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/11f2586b11.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16T23:01:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (@wvu_rni) — https://gondola.cc/wvu_rni

## Caption

Dr. Lauren Bojarski, a neurologist at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, explains how managing certain risk factors throughout life may help protect memory and reduce the risk of dementia.

These steps can include:

• Staying socially connected
• Keeping your mind active and continuing to learn
• Managing blood pressure and cholesterol
• Having your vision and hearing checked
• Protecting your head during higher-risk activities

Brain health is built over a lifetime. The choices you make today may help preserve your memory, independence, and quality of life in the years ahead.

Watch the Reel to learn how you can take a more proactive approach to your brain health.

#DementiaPrevention #BrainHealth #HealthyAging #MemoryHealth #CognitiveHealth #WVURNI #RockefellerNeuroscienceInstitute

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- **Views:** 570
- **Likes:** 36
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## Tags

memoryhealth, wvurni, healthyaging, dementiaprevention, cognitivehealth, brainhealth, rockefellerneuroscienceinstitute

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