Preliminary research presented in Honolulu at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2019 suggests that the makeup of bacteria and other microbes in the gut may be involved in dementia.
A study, published today in JAMA, monitored 9,000 people to see if lowering blood pressure to different levels could reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
An Alzheimer’s Society and University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) funded innovation has created five tactile wooden tools – the Fidget Widget toolkit.
A study published in the January 23 online issue of Neurology has suggested that people in their 20s and 30s having blood pressure above normal – even below the level considered to be high blood pressure - may be linked to loss of brain volume.
An enzyme known to cause gum infections in humans, may also contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists who analysed brain tissue from people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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