A novel MRI-based ‘aging’ clock may offer a simple way to identify patients whose biological age is outpacing their ...

Researchers followed more than 350,000 people under the age of 65 in the UK Biobank, a large biomedical database, to try to understand risk factors for dementia. The results were published Dec. 26 ...

New data suggest an association between gabapentin for chronic back pain and increased risk of cognitive impairment, although ...

"This is terrific news!" Encouraging new study reveals that one common activity can reduce dementia risk: 'A promising ...

The study, which analyzed data on 1.2 million people with dementia, found improvements in five out of eight global regions ...

People with "young" brains -- brains aging more slowly than their actual age -- are much less likely to die or develop ...

Key risk factors for later-life dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are well-known: older age and biological sex at birth (women are more likely to get Alzheimer’s). Genetics also determine risk ...

"If a person's biological age is five years higher than their actual age, the person has a 40 per cent higher risk of developing vascular dementia or suffering a stroke," says Jonathan Mak.

There was also a significant association between a later age of menopause and decreased dementia risk, with those exposed to estrogen in their 50s being roughly 24 percent less likely to develop ...

Does your biological age affect your risk of dementia?. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250430183006.htm. American Academy of Neurology.

Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, with an estimated one million people diagnosed per year, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins University and other institutions.