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 ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, but following closely behind (affecting an estimated 5 to 10 percent of people with dementia) is a particular type that stems from ...

The brain is not only the control center for all the skeletal muscles, cranial nerves and many body systems, it is also responsible for thought and memory, and is where our personalities come from. So ...

A simple blood test for platelet activity at middle age could one day help identify people at risk for Alzheimer's disease decades ahead of time, allowing for possible preventive therapy.

SEPTEMBER IS VASCULAR DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH. A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS ARTERIES, VEINS AND LYMPHATICS. I’M JOINED NOW LIVE BY DOCTOR WILLIAM TONGUE, WHO’S A VASCULAR SURGEON AT UPMC. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ...

A 'state of the science' review details the most reported symptoms of 6 cardiovascular diseases (CVDs): heart attack, heart failure, valve disease, stroke, heart rhythm disorders, and peripheral ...

When a person's blood vessels don't work properly, they may be diagnosed with vascular disease. Mercy Medical Center vascular ...

When we talk about artery blockage, we automatically think of the heart (and heart disease). However, similar to that, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) develops when blood vessels that supply legs ...

A vascular digital twin might see a heart problem before a patient shows any symptoms.

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 ...

Retinal vascular occlusion affects the eye, specifically the retina. The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the back of your eye. It’s covered with special cells called rods and ...

People with MS show significantly worse vascular function, especially increased arterial stiffness, compared with healthy controls. A medium effect size was found for vascular health deterioration in ...