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Study finds poor vascular health accelerates brain aging
The way your brain ages depends on a mix of health and lifestyle factors. Recent research has uncovered insights into the ...
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Vascular changes in brain trauma could trigger Alzheimer’s development
An increased risk of dementia among individuals exposed to brain trauma, traumatic brain injury, has been known for almost a century.
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New evidence links dementia to problems with the brain's waste clearance system
A study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has tested a biomarker linked to vascular dementia ... (MRI) to measure water movement along perivascular spaces, fluid-filled regions around the ...
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Research discovers key cause of restricted blood flow to the brain in vascular dementia
The reduced blood supply starves brain cells of nutrients and over time they become damaged and die. Symptoms of vascular dementia include loss of energy, lack of concentration and poor memory. It's ...
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Up to 4 in 10 Older People Could Develop Dementia. But You’re Not Powerless
But dementia isn’t a normal part ... and silent brain changes that eventually lead to it can begin two decades before symptoms appear. Other types include vascular dementia, when heart disease ...