Regular use of laxatives may increase the risk of dementia, especially among those who use multiple types of laxatives or osmotic laxatives, new research suggests.
Dementia risk is significantly higher in women than in men worldwide, and social and economic disadvantages among women could be to blame, a new study suggests.
A polypill that targets vascular risk factors can help slow functional but not cognitive decline compared with placebo in older relatively healthy adults, new research suggests.
Antihypertensive medications that stimulate type 2 and 4 angiotensin II receptors may reduce the rate of dementia compared with those that inhibit these receptors, new research suggests.