Air pollution may be linked to a heightened risk of developing dementia, finds a London-based observational study, published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Research from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) shows that treatment to lower blood pressure can reduce Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
Four new research studies suggest links between the digestive system, including gut and liver function, and changes in the brain associated dementia. Read Alzheimer's Society's comment on these findings.
A University of California (UCSF) led study out today has suggested that concussion, even without loss of conciousness, can increase a person's risk of dementia.
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have analysed a large data set to identify new risk factors which they believe are linked to increased risk of dementia in later life.
Moderate to severe mid-life (30-65) anxiety may be linked to dementia in later life, suggests a study of the available published evidence, part-funded by Alzheimer’s Society, in the online journal BMJ Open.
Certain antidepressants and bladder medications are linked to increased risk of dementia, according to new University of East Anglia research funded by Alzheimer’s Society and published today in the British Medical Journal.
There are many different things that can increase a person’s chances of getting Alzheimer’s. These are known as ‘risk factors’. Some of these risk factors cannot be changed, but many others can.
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