Even a little alcohol may raise your dementia risk
A major new study has found that drinking alcohol—even in small amounts—likely increases the risk of developing dementia.
This finding challenges the common belief that...
Can eating these diets help prevent dementia?
A new study from RUSH University in Chicago is giving people hope that what we eat might help protect our brains as we grow...
This blood pressure number could show hidden dementia risks
Imagine going to the doctor and getting your blood pressure checked. You know, the machine that squeezes your arm and then shows two numbers?
Most...
How heart and lifestyle choices could shape your dementia risk
Many people fear dementia, especially if they have seen a loved one struggle with memory loss and confusion.
When a parent or sibling develops Alzheimer’s...
A simple blood test could reveal a hidden cause of dementia
Dementia is often confused with Alzheimer’s disease, but in reality there are several different brain conditions that can lead to memory loss, confusion, and...
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...