Vascular dementia is a type of dementia that causes changes in memory, thinking, and behavior that result from conditions that affect the blood vessels in the brain. A person’s cognition and brain ...

Vascular dementia is caused by blood flow issues in the brain: it's one of the most common types of dementia, but not as well researched or understood as others. Neuropathologist Elaine Bearer from ...

While many risk factors you can’t control come into play, such as genetics and family history, there’s one you can change.

A growing body of research suggests that the most common cause of dementia in older people is a mix of vascular and Alzheimer's-related brain abnormalities, and that approximately half of people who ...

Nearly half of dementia cases may be influenced by modifiable factors like smoking, cardiovascular disease, and high blood pressure.

People whose brain age is older than their actual chronological age by 10 years may have a 39% higher future risk of dementia ...

New research suggests that routine blood pressure checks may predict dementia risk years before symptoms, with one metric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades.

Severe infections may raise the risk of dementia independent of underlying noninfectious conditions, an observational Finnish ...

The first study of its kind has demonstrated a link between cognitive decline and a condition of high blood sugar which can ...

Dementia affects memory, behaviour, and emotional stability, but structured daily habits can help slow cognitive decline and ...