Researchers in China taught village health providers how to prescribe blood pressure medication. Despite not being doctors, this intervention lowered blood pressure and dementia…
One morning, Lori noticed her husband, Bob, couldn’t form a sentence — he was having a stroke. He was diagnosed with MCI due to…
As the proportion of older people in the population around the world increases, the prevalence of dementia will increase in turn. By 2030, it…
For Gerda Saunders, much about life has changed since she was diagnosed with cerebral microvascular disease, a precursor of vascular dementia, in 2011. Following…
Growing evidence shows that dysfunction of the vascular system, vessels that carry blood and fluid throughout the body, is closely linked with cognitive decline…
The onset of dementia symptoms can upturn careers and relationships. Both the present and future are often filled with uncertainties. Coming to terms with…
After Brian LeBlanc was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 54, he got involved in dementia advocacy and began speaking about his…
When my husband, Bob, was diagnosed in 2012, I was no stranger to the disease. About 20 years prior, my mother was diagnosed with…
A new study finds that having both diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease may increase the risk of experiencing severe stroke, according to the American Heart…
The well-known factors that contribute to the development of dementia include genetics, age, lifestyle and even environment. But more and more research is pointing…
A common acne drug could prevent the hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), a condition that’s linked to heart disease and vascular dementia. Researchers at…
Before being diagnosed with cerebral microvascular disease, a precursor to vascular dementia, at age 61, Gerda Saunders noticed she was having trouble with her…
Preeclampsia—a spike in blood pressure that only occurs during pregnancy or the postpartum period, can be a scary complication of giving birth—in fact, it…
We know that stroke is associated with an extreme increase in dementia risk. But now, heart attacks have been found to increase risk, too—even…
Nearly half of dementia cases are triggered, at least in part, by vascular disease, which causes a decrease in the blood supply to neurons…