Common Health Risks You Can Change May Be Accelerating Dementia—Study Finds

From smoking to stress, scientists identify everyday habits that could be quietly rewiring your brain toward dementia.

How 3 health factors can help delay dementia for up to 13 years

For people with the three risk factors, dementia risk rose from 23% at age 55 to 37% at 75. By 85, only 7% of people with all ...

Avoiding These 3 Things in Midlife Is Linked to 13 More Dementia-Free Years

But the new findings suggest there are still opportunities in midlife to prevent or delay its onset, says Coresh. In your 40s ...

Avoiding these 3 risk factors might buy you 13 more dementia-free years

New research finds that people who steer clear of key cardiovascular hazards at midlife live much longer before developing ...

Common midlife vascular risk factors may cut dementia-free life by up to 13 years

A new study, published in Neurology Open Access, shows an association between three common vascular risk factors and the ...

Alzheimer’s Treatment Leqembi Gains New FDA Approval For Easier Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Leqembi, a drug indicated to treat Alzheimer’s disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment. The FDA granted Leqembi an Accelerated ...

Depression linked to smaller volume in key memory region of older adults

Researchers from the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of ...
Everyday Health

Avoiding These 3 Things in Midlife Could Give You 13 More Dementia-Free Years

New research pinpoints a trio of health factors that can help keep your brain healthy as you age. Doctors say there’s a lot to unpack in the findings. New research links not having high blood pressure ...

Avoiding 3 things during middle age may delay dementia risk by 13 years

How you manage three health factors may affect your risk of developing dementia sooner rather than later, a new study has ...
New Scientist

Three factors in midlife can delay the onset of dementia by 13 years

A study involving 12,000 adults in the US suggests that taking action to prevent dementia during your 50s can make a big ...
verywellhealth

Recognizing Alcoholic Dementia Symptoms

Heavy drinking for a long time can lead to alcoholic dementia. Signs of alcohol-related dementia include memory problems and personality changes. Alcohol damages the body’s ability to get nutrients, ...
The Washington Post

6 dementia symptoms that can show up years before a diagnosis

Impaired memory and thinking are the most common symptoms associated with a dementia diagnosis. But noncognitive symptoms can appear years or even decades earlier. Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts ...