Strokes that occur in midlife can increase the risk of dementia later on, especially a type called vascular dementia, but they do not guarantee that someone will develop dementia. The risk depends on how severe the stroke is, how many…
Extreme stress in pregnancy does not directly cause cerebral palsy on its own, but severe or long lasting stress can contribute to conditions that raise the risk of brain injury in the baby, which can in turn increase the chance…
Most research today agrees that untreated hearing loss is strongly tied to a higher risk of dementia, although hearing loss does not automatically cause dementia and not everyone with hearing loss will develop it. Scientists have been studying this link…
Traumatic deliveries sits at the center of this dementia and brain health question. Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects how a person moves, maintains posture, and controls muscles. It happens because of damage to the developing brain. This damage…
A sedentary lifestyle can speed up memory problems over time, especially when sitting replaces regular physical activity and mentally engaging habits.[1][2][3] Research links long periods of sitting with poorer blood flow to the brain, more inflammation, smaller memory centers, and…
Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition that affects movement, muscle tone, and posture. It happens when a baby’s developing brain is injured or does not grow as it should before birth, during labor, or shortly after delivery. Many parents wonder…
Brain infections can sometimes look very similar to Alzheimer’s disease, especially in the early stages, and in rare cases they are first mistaken for Alzheimer’s before the true cause is found and treated. Alzheimer’s is a long term brain disease…
Living near factories and heavy industry can increase exposure to air pollution, and growing research suggests that long term exposure to certain air pollutants is linked with higher dementia rates in older adults. Scientists are still studying the details, but…
Maternal obesity sits at the center of this dementia and brain health question. Obesity is increasingly common among women of childbearing age, so it is natural to ask whether a mother’s weight could affect her baby’s brain at birth. Researchers…
Newborn seizures can sometimes be linked to cerebral palsy, but they do not always lead to it. Seizures are usually a warning sign that something has affected the baby’s brain, and that underlying problem is what may increase the risk…