According to research, vascular dementia is slightly more common in men than women Alzheimer’s disease is not the only cruel condition to adversely affect brain function and rob sufferers of their ...

Doctors and other health care providers use a comprehensive tool to assess the seven stages of dementia in the elderly called the Global Deterioration Scale. Also known as the GDS, this trusted method ...

There’s no specific test to confirm you have vascular dementia. Doctors often arrive at a diagnosis after considering your symptoms and observations from a neurological exam, lab tests, and brain ...

Background Decision-making in end-stage dementia (ESD) is a complex process involving medical, social, legal and ethical issues. In ESD, the person suffers from severe cognitive problems leading to a ...

A University of New Mexico scientist is revealing what might be one of the most overlooked causes of dementia — damage in the brain’s tiny blood vessels. Dr. Elaine Bearer has created a new way to ...

Dementia before age 80 is potentially preventable through early intervention on common vascular risk factors, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Findings ...

A failed clinical study has not closed the door on using GLP-1 drugs to treat vascular dementia. Researchers say the science ...

Vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s are the two most common types of dementia. While they share some symptoms, they have key differences. They also differ in their causes, treatment approaches, and how ...

Scientists at Northwell Health's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have uncovered a critical mechanism driving vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), the world's second most common form of ...

Mixed dementia, also known as multifactorial dementia, is when you have brain changes from two or more types of dementia at the same time. In mild cognitive decline, you may have trouble remembering ...