Category Genetics

The evidence is clear: emergency hospitalizations significantly increase dementia risk in older adults, though not due to any specific three-day threshold.

The simple change hospitals could make is straightforward: implement multi-component, non-pharmacological interventions that address the modifiable risk...

Hospital stays don't directly cause dementia, but they create conditions where dementia risk skyrockets—particularly through delirium, an acute state of...

Hospital delirium significantly raises the risk of dementia in older adults, with recent research showing that previously healthy seniors who develop...

Emergency departments are fundamentally unprepared to care for patients with dementia. The problem isn't isolated incidents—it's structural.

Yes, your personality in midlife is a surprisingly powerful predictor of dementia risk decades later.

A lifestyle-based dementia risk score can predict your chances of developing cognitive decline within the next 14 years—and the best part is that the most...

Recent large-scale research confirms what many in brain health have long suspected: learning to play a musical instrument after 60 can meaningfully reduce...

Six lifestyle changes can significantly lower your risk of developing dementia: exercising regularly, eating a brain-healthy diet, sleeping seven to eight...

Yes, according to research on hobby engagement and cognitive health, hobbies can meaningfully lower your dementia risk.