Pregnant women with gestational hypertension and preeclampsia/eclampsia had a higher risk for vascular dementia later in life, though they showed no significant excess risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a study that retrospectively tracked women over an 80-year period.
Neurological diseases are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide.
Early and midlife infections treated in outpatient or inpatient hospital settings upped the risk of a subsequent Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease diagnosis, a case-control study in Sweden showed.
A daily total of 3,800 to 9,800 steps was tied to lower dementia risk, longitudinal data from the U.K. Biobank showed.
Sport climbing can help improve posture in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), including older patients, new research suggests.
COVID-19 has been linked to a significantly increased risk for new-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), a new study suggests.
Infecting approximately one-third of the world's population, the intraneuronal parasite Toxoplasma gondii has been associated with several autoimmune diseases.
Unexpected results from a phase 3 trial exploring the effect of multivitamins and cognition have now been published (Alzheimers Dement. Published online September 14, 2022).
Lifestyle features are potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia.
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) for 20 minutes over 4 consecutive days can improve both short- and long-term memory for at least 1 month in older adults, new research suggests (Nat Neurosci. Published online August 22, 2022).
