Background and Purpose —The purpose of this study was to clarify whether the relevant risk factors for silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs) in subcortical white matter (WM) are different from those in the ...

Dementia research focuses on understanding how the condition works, why it develops, and how it might be treated. Importantly, there is also a focus on how we can improve the lives of people with ...

These tests can help sort out vascular dementia from other types of dementia and Alzheimer disease. Lumbar puncture (Spinal tap). This is done to analyze cerebrospinal fluid for inflammation, ...

A new study has found a link between certain midlife vascular risk factors — specifically high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking — and the risk for dementia.

About 5.5 million Americans live with dementia, requiring US$53 billion in annual medical spending on doctor visits, hospitalizations, medications, home health aides and nursing homes. But the ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease who had hypertension and diabetes and received insulin therapy showed a 35% lower risk for dementia, according to published data. “Research has shown CKD to ...

Movies about dementia tend to do that: Think of the cruel reality-warping horrors of “The Father” or the magical weepie “The Notebook.” “Familiar Touch,” which sees Chalfant acting ...

Amazing discovery shows cycling reduces dementia risk by 22% and Alzheimer's by 19%. Discover how biking protects your brain and memory.

Dementia is not just an old age problem. It can affect younger people too. Young-onset dementia can occur before age 65. It is often misdiagnosed. Sym ...

Objectives To conduct an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of association between sleep and all-cause cognitive disorders. Methods PubMed and EMBASE were searched from inception to 18 ...