Dementia research is shifting from chasing plaques to decoding how the brain maintains its own health, from blood flow and ...

A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a ...

Increasing the levels of a particular phospholipid in the membranes of brain cells may offer a promising new way to improve blood circulation in the brain and support healthier brain activity. A poten ...

Dementia affects approximately 8.5 million Americans aged 65 and older, according to the National Institute on Aging. This progressive condition significantly impacts individuals, families, and ...

Replacing a missing brain lipid may calm overactive blood vessels and restore healthy blood flow—opening a new path toward treating dementia.

Dementia was linked to impairments involving the glymphatic system in a study of 44,000 people. Three markers of CSF dynamics were associated with incident dementia over a median follow-up of 5 years.

A safe and affordable treatment to slow the advancement of Parkinson's dementia has emerged – in the form of a commonly available cough syrup that's already being studied for its positive effect on ...

With dementia now estimated to impact 42 percent of people who make it past age 55, everyone should be taking steps to help decrease their risk for developing the condition. Yet while much of the ...

Dementia has long been framed as a slow, irreversible loss of neurons, but a new line of research is shifting attention to ...