A new genetic study suggests that obesity and high blood pressure may play a direct role in causing dementia, not just increasing the risk. By analyzing data from large populations in Denmark and the ...

Inappropriate sexual behavior occurs in about a quarter of people with dementia. It can be treated with behavioral interventions and medications. Up to 1 in 4 people with dementia will display ...

Using Mendelian randomization, researchers showed that high BMI and high blood pressure are direct causes of dementia. Genetic variants linked to obesity revealed a causal pathway, largely driven by ...

A new study has shown that people with obesity and high blood pressure (hypertension) may have a higher risk of developing ...

Vascular dementia: a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that has no effective treatment Currently there are no effective treatments of vascular dementia, a condition in which a compromise of ...