Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we can potentially influence ourselves, such as ...

Dementia is a growing global public health challenge, with no cure currently available. A recent study found that people with ...

Obesity and high blood pressure directly raise dementia risk, showing early lifestyle choices protect brain health.

"It is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to CTE,” the ...

You’ve heard of “brain foods”, right? Foods that feed the brain to help you remember things or think clearer. But what about ...

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 ...

Dementia risk depended on CTE severity ...

For years, doctors have warned that carrying excess weight is bad for the heart and blood vessels. Now, a major body of ...

Rather than simply being risk factors, a new study has shown that obesity and high blood pressure may cause dementia. | ...

Excess body weight appears to be a direct cause of vascular dementia, with the damage largely driven by high blood pressure.

Heading ball ‘likely’ contributed to Gordon McQueen brain injury, coroner finds - The Scotland international died at his home ...

A coroner has found that repeatedly heading a soccer ball “likely” contributed to the brain injury that was a factor in the ...