As the number of metabolic syndrome components increased, the risks for all-cause and vascular dementias linearly increased. Metabolic syndrome is associated with worse cognitive performance and ...

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We asked Dr. Joanne Pike, CEO of the Alzheimer's Association to help explain the challenges and hopes when it comes to this debilitating disease.

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Fenella Clapham spent two years making a mammoth journey to see her husband of fifty years Brian when he was moved to a ...

When older adults have significant year-to-year fluctuations in their cholesterol levels without changes in medication, it ...

A study of more than 9,800 adults in their 70s showed that those with stable cholesterol levels had a "significantly lower" ...

Pensioners at risk of dementia could be identified earlier by regular cholesterol checks, suggests new research. Scientists ...

A study of older adults in Australia and the U.S. indicates that cholesterol levels that fluctuate significantly from year to ...

There is a robust body of research on key differences in lifestyle that may contribute to differences in an aging brain. For ...