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These personality traits may affect your risk of ‘pre-dementia’

In a new study, researchers found that some common personality traits may affect people’s risk of developing pre-dementia conditions. The research was conducted by a...

A healthy heart may help prevent cognitive decline, dementia

In a new study, researchers found that people with a higher risk of heart disease have increased cognitive decline, including an increase in typical...

Obesity, but not inactivity and poor diets, linked to higher dementia risk

A recent study from the University of Oxford followed more than one million women for nearly two decades and found that obesity in midlife...

Dementia gene could double risk of severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found that having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19. They found a high...

New evidence that lowering blood pressure could help prevent dementia

In a new study, researchers found that lowering blood pressure by taking blood pressure drugs reduces the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment by...

20% of people died from COVID-19 had dementia, new research shows

In a new study, researchers found that more people with dementia died from COVID-19 in England and Wales compared to any other pre-existing condition. Alzheimer's...

If your memory feels like it’s not what it once was, it could mean...

In a new study, researchers have shown that certain memory concerns by older adults are predictive of future dementia. They found that when older adults...

Real cause of Parkinson’s disease may be in the gut

In a recent study from the California Institute of Technology, researchers found that Parkinson’s disease may originate in the gut. The study is published in...

These personality traits may protect you from dementia

Alzheimer’s disease, the main cause of dementia in the elderly, is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the irreversible destruction of neuronal networks in certain...

Hearing loss linked to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia

Sound has the power to stimulate the brain, which is why hearing loss has the potential to have a profound effect on health—especially among...