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 ...

Vascular dementia has long been overshadowed by Alzheimer’s disease, yet it is one of the leading causes of cognitive decline in older adults and often appears alongside other forms of dementia. Now, ...

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 ...