Common anxiety drugs may harm your cognitive functions
Anxiety and sleep problems can be quite troublesome. To help with these issues, doctors often prescribe a group of medications known as benzodiazepines.
These drugs...
How fatty liver disease may boost dementia risk
A new study has found a link between a common health problem called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and a higher risk of dementia. Non-alcoholic...
Scientists find a surprising link between vitamin B and dementia
Dementia is a disease that affects the brain. It can cause difficulties with memory, thinking clearly, and behavior. Older adults usually suffer from dementia,...
Scientists find a simple solution to fight dementia
Dementia is a health condition that affects your brain and makes it hard to remember things, think clearly, or take care of yourself.
Many older...
Opioid use in older people with dementia is linked to higher death risk
Elderly adults who start using opioid painkillers after a dementia diagnosis have a substantially higher risk of death—about 11-fold within the first two weeks,...
New test finds Lewy body dementia before symptoms appear
Lewy body disease is a serious brain illness that's second only to Alzheimer's disease in how common it is. It's a major cause of...
A ray of hope: new methods to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease is a common brain disorder that affects memory and thinking skills.
It can be heartbreaking to see loved ones slowly forget their family...
Understanding big causes of dementia
Dementia can change a person's life. It can mess with their memory, thinking, emotions, and even behavior. It makes daily tasks a challenge.
Dementia isn't...
Heart attacks and memory loss: a link we can’t ignore
There's fresh news out there that will make you sit up and think. Having a heart attack could make your brain slow down in...
Spotting early signs of memory loss through the eye
Researchers at Duke Health have come up with a clever way to tell if someone might be starting to have memory problems.
They can do...