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How dementia and high blood pressure are connected

How dementia and high blood pressure are connected

High blood pressure is a common chronic health condition many people experience. It is known that the condition is a big risk factor for...
Older people on dialysis may have higher dementia risk

Older people on dialysis may have higher dementia risk

In a new study from Johns Hopkins University, researchers find that older kidney disease patients who use blood-filtering dialysis have a higher risk of...

People with high blood pressure should do this cognitive test

In a new study, researchers find that a clock drawing test for detecting cognitive dysfunction should be conducted routinely in patients with high blood...
Lowering blood pressure could reduces risk of mild cognitive impairment, dementia

Lowering blood pressure could reduces risk of mild cognitive impairment, dementia

In a recent study, researchers from UAB find that lowering one’s blood pressure is beneficial not only for the heart, but also for the...
How brain trauma liked to dementia

How brain trauma liked to dementia

In a recent study, a group of European researchers finds that just a single traumatic brain injury can generate an abnormal form of dementia...
Most people with probable dementia do not know they have it

Most people with probable dementia do not know they have it

In a recent study, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine find that most older adults with probable dementia in the United States have never been...
High body fitness linked to lowest dementia risk

High body fitness linked to lowest dementia risk

In a recent study, researchers find that women with high physical fitness at middle age were nearly 90% less likely to develop dementia, compared...
People develop dementia later than before

People develop dementia later than before

The diagnosis is one that a family never wants to hear: Your father has Alzheimer's disease. Your mother has stroke-related dementia. In a recently released...
Video-game training may slow down or even reverse dementia

Video-game training may slow down or even reverse dementia

In a new study, researchers from York University's find that just 30 minutes of visually-guided movements per week can slow and even reverse the...
Better ways to prevent and treat dementia

Better ways to prevent and treat dementia

Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and behavioral abilities so it interferes with a person's daily life and activities. About 47 million...