Widely used dementia tests may give wrong diagnosis
In a new study at the University of Exeter, researchers found that quick tests used in primary care settings to identify whether people are...
How dementia and cardiovascular disease are connected
Several studies have linked breakdowns in the brain's blood vessels to Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
The findings are presented at Neuroscience 2018, the annual...
Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, stroke are more common than we thought
In a new study, researchers estimated that 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will likely be diagnosed with dementia, Parkinson's disease,...
This type of kidney disease linked to high dementia risk
In a new study, researchers found acute kidney injury (AKI) is linked with a higher risk of developing dementia.
AKI is an abrupt decline in...
This common prostate cancer treatment may double dementia risk
In a recent study, researchers from Penn Medicine find a common hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer may double a man’s risk of dementia.
This...
Air pollution may be linked to high dementia risk
In a new study, researchers find air pollution may be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia.
This is a London-based observational study.
Air pollution...
New research provides 10-year estimates of dementia risk
In a recent Danish study, researchers provide 10-year absolute risk estimates for dementia specific to age, sex and common variation in the APOE gene.
The...
Subjective memory may mean cognitive decline
In a recent study, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas found that subjective complaints about poor memory performance, especially in people over...
People with dementia diagnosis may use drugs unnecessarily
In a recent study, researchers from the University of Sydney found that drug use increases in newly diagnosed dementia patients, particularly unnecessary or inappropriate...
Subjective memory may be a sign of cognitive decline, related to Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study from the University of Texas at Dallas, researchers find that in people over 60, complains about poor memory could be...