High BP spurs cognitive decline regardless of age
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High blood pressure in adults between the ages of 18 and 83 is associated with a measurable decline in cognitive powers, according to a report published today by University of Maine researchers.
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NEW YORK  - A high body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of having a stroke over the next two or three decades -- even after taking into account other risk factors such as high blood pressure
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A spectrum of heart-stressing symptoms  called metabolic syndrome raises the risk of dementia,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Many elderly people suffer cognitive decline for up to two years after having surgery that requires anesthesia.
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NEW YORK  - The results of a new study conducted by researchers in France suggest that selenium levels decrease with age, which may contribute to a loss of neurological abilities in the elderly.
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Obesity in middle age may be a risk factor or weight loss may precedes dementiaâs onset.
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Some high blood pressure in persons over the age of 60 should be treated more aggressively, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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People 60 and older who undergo  elective surgery may be at higher risk of lasting memory  problems, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Elderly people with diabetes have an increased risk of dementia, especially so-called vascular dementia, according to new data from an ongoing Swedish study.
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New research suggests many elderly people who undergo surgery that requires anesthesia will experience long-term cognitive decline.
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LONDON: Frequent alcohol consumption in middle age can lead to cognitive impairment in old age and this may be more pronounced if there is a genetic susceptibility, claims a new study that appears in the British Medical Journal .
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People who have high blood pressure,  cholesterol, diabetes or who smoke in midlife have a much  higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later on, U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.
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New research suggests the "natural" mental decline associated with aging could be linked to the effects of lead exposure from decades past.
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As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said
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Obesity nearly doubles the risk that an otherwise healthy middle-age man will have a stroke, a long-running Swedish study finds. The researchers followed more than 7,400 men aged 47 to 55 for 28 years and
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NEW YORK  - Middle-aged people with  diabetes are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia  in old age than people without diabetes, according to a new  study.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who complained of recurrent memory loss had brain changes that mirrored those of very early Alzheimer's -- even when standard cognitive tests came up normal, a new study reports.