A research team has discovered that the two key pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's -- tau protein and beta-amyloid -- affect brain circuits in distinct yet synergistic ways, particularly those ...

Post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia (PSCID) severely impacts the morbidity and mortality of stroke survivors. While clinical factors and imaging are useful in identifying patients at risk ...

There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.

Dementia posturing refers to a group of physical symptoms that can affect people with dementia. They include a stooped posture, shuffling walk, balance difficulties, or stiff movements. Dementia ...

Teenagers should be considering their dementia risk, academics say, after a new study suggested having an unhealthy childhood could affect the brain in later life. A child’s body mass index (BMI ...

The researchers also collected health data on dementia diagnoses and asked people brief questions about their memory. “Based on this data, we see that if people have higher processed red meat ...

While dementia is much more common in older adults, hundreds of thousands of people are diagnosed with young-onset dementia (YOD) each year, and an extensive study published in 2023 sheds some ...

The study, involving over 133,000 participants, found a 13% higher dementia risk with higher processed meat intake. Cognitive aging was accelerated by 1.6 years per daily serving of processed meat.

Share on Pinterest Processed red meat consumption is linked to a 13% higher risk of dementia, a new study found. DigiPub/Getty Images Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060 ...

New cases of dementia in the United States are projected to double in the next three decades, a new study suggests. The study, published this week in the journal Nature Medicine, looked at more ...