Related video Women who start their period later, go through menopause earlier or have a hysterectomy may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in the March 27, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found a link between increased […]
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Related video Dementia is a growing global health issue Need to account for competing risk ‘Smoking doesn’t appear to cause dementia’ There is no doubt that smoking damages health and increases the risk of many diseases and premature death. However, a study that followed hundreds of older adults for more than 10 years found no […]
Related video Dementia is a growing global health issue Need to account for competing risk ‘Smoking doesn’t appear to cause dementia’ There is no doubt that smoking damages health and increases the risk of many diseases and premature death. However, a study that followed hundreds of older adults for more than 10 years found no […]
Related video All News Consumer Pro New Drugs Pipeline Clinical Trials FDA Alerts More WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2019 — A new study suggests that the fewer menstrual periods a woman has in her lifetime, the higher her risk of dementia — though the reasons, for now, are unclear. The study was based on close to […]
Related video Seemingly harmless fluid-filled spaces around the cerebral small vessels, commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, are now thought to be associated with more compromised cognitive skills, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Neurology. The new findings challenge longstanding beliefs that these areas – known as perivascular spaces […]
Related video Seemingly harmless fluid-filled spaces around the cerebral small vessels, commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, are now thought to be associated with more compromised cognitive skills, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Neurology. The new findings challenge longstanding beliefs that these areas — known as perivascular spaces […]
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Related video Right now, Gene Gilmer is as sharp as ever at 90 years of age. A retired school superintendent who earned his doctorate in math decades ago, Gilmer lives alone and worries about losing the memories that defined his life. That’s part of the reason he enrolled in an unusual clinical trial through OHSU […]
Related video Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive brain cell death and extensive loss of motor function. Despite much research being conducted on this disease, there are no definitive diagnostic tests currently available. Now, researchers report the identification of compounds that make up the signature odor of the disease with the […]
Related video Need to reduce dementia risk factors Higher risk of developing dementia 3 potential biological explanations Could taking good care of gums and teeth also help to protect the brain? A recent study has added to growing evidence of a link between severe gum disease, or periodontitis, and a raised risk of dementia. New […]