Common high blood pressure drug may treat vascular dementia
The way vascular dementia develops has remained a mystery until now, and there are currently no clinically proven treatments.
Patients are presenting with symptoms of...
If your memory feels like it’s not what it once was, you may have...
Scientists found that certain presentations of memory concerns by older adults are predictive of future dementia.
Nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia, study finds
The olfactory nerve in the nose is directly exposed to air and offers a short pathway to the brain, one which bypasses the blood-brain barrier.
It's...
Harvard study makes new discovery about frontotemporal dementia
Dementia encompasses a range of neurodegenerative conditions that lead to memory loss and cognitive deficiencies and affect some 55 million people worldwide.
Yet despite its...
Air pollution from traffic may be linked to higher dementia risk
Dementia describes an overall decline in memory and other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
In a study...
Lowering blood pressure can cut the risk of dementia, study finds
Researchers have known about the link between high blood pressure and dementia for years.
In a study from UNSW Sydney, scientists found the strongest evidence to date...
1 in 10 older Americans has dementia, study finds
Although dementia and mild cognitive impairment are known to be common in the United States, accurate, up-to-date measures of their national prevalence were scarce.
In...
Hearing loss linked to higher dementia risk, study finds
Hearing loss is a common problem in older people.
Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity. People with hearing...
Scientists find keys to reducing dementia risk
Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person's daily...
Exercise may slow down cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease
For people with Parkinson's disease, problems with thinking and memory skills are among the most common nonmotor symptoms of the disease.
In a study from...