A hidden fluid leak may be mistaken for dementia, study finds
Frontotemporal dementia is a serious brain condition that changes a person’s behaviour, personality, decision-making, and emotional control.
One form of this condition, called behavioural-variant frontotemporal...
Study finds a big cause of Parkinson’s and memory loss
Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia are two serious brain diseases that affect millions of people in the United States and around the world.
These...
Two drugs could treat autoimmune diseases without triggering inflammation
Scientists from UMC Utrecht and their international partners have discovered two new antibodies that may lead to safer treatments for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid...
Depression and insomnia together may greatly increase dementia risk, study finds
A large new study from Saint Louis University has found that older adults who have both depression and insomnia are at much higher risk...
Poor heart health in middle age linked to dementia in old age – new...
For generations, medicine treated the heart and brain as separate domains. However, a new study suggests the two are more closely connected than we...
This stuff in brain may increase risk of cognitive decline, dementia
A new study published in The Lancet Neurology shows that people who currently have no signs of memory problems may still face a higher...
Poor sleep may nudge the brain toward dementia, researchers find
Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn’t only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running US study of older...
Brain blood flow and energy use could reveal dementia years before symptoms
Scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have made an important breakthrough in predicting dementia long before memory loss begins.
Their new diagnostic method...
Can your home temperature shape your dementia risk?
Most people know that extreme temperatures can affect how the body feels, but new research shows that the temperature inside your home might also...
This blood pressure number can predict future dementia and stroke
Scientists at the University of Miami have found an important clue that could help us understand how blood pressure affects the aging brain.
Their recent...