Dementia and memory loss: Type AB increases risk
A Neurology study revealed that people with type AB blood have a much higher chance of suffering from memory loss later in life. Individuals with AB type have a whopping 82 percent higher chance, most likely because they have larger amounts of the factor VIII protein, which helps with blood clotting. Participants in the study who had higher levels of this protein were 24 percent more likely to develop memory problems, regardless of their blood type. As in most of these cases, though, blood type is far from the only, or even most important, factor that affects your risk.
