Although more men have heart conditions and other risk factors in midlife, women with these conditions are at a higher risk of dementia and cognitive decline.
From a last call to his mother as he prepared to take his life, to hiking around Britain and becoming a mental health advocate, Jake Tyler shares his story.
Projected increases in dementia are tied to risk factors including diabetes and obesity, smoking and a lack of education, and lifestyle changes could offset a projected steep rises in cases.
Transient global amnesia – a rare form of sudden, temporary memory loss – stopped one man from remembering anything from the past six months. Eight hours later, it all came back.
With gyms and fitness centres in Hong Kong closed again to combat the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a major gym and yoga chain offers members and non-members alike free online classes.