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Find answers to some of the most common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s disease.
Vascular dementia, the second-most common dementia type, is a late stage of vascular cognitive impairment. Learn about risk factors and prevention strategies.
Learn about the cognitive, behavioral, emotional and movement symptoms that may be associated with vascular dementia.
Learn about the roles that one’s sex (determined by genes and chromosomes), and gender (social role and preferred orientation) play in the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in men. We examine how they may impact the course of the disease.
Learn about the genetic risk factors associated with familial Alzheimer's disease and the potential for future gene therapies.
Vascular dementia is caused by damage to brain cells due to reduced blood circulation or blockage of the brain’s blood vessels. Learn how this spectrum of cognitive disorders differs from Alzheimer's.
Learn some helpful tips that may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease or reduce the speed of its destructive course.
This article explores the normal symptoms associated with cognitive aging, and symptoms that are more severe and could be indicative of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
Frontotemporal dementias are less prevalent than Alzheimer’s disease, but they are every bit as destructive. Learn more about this brain disease.
There are a number of important questions that should be discussed with your eye doctor before beginning glaucoma treatment. This article discusses the main findings of the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study and how it may help you and your eye doctor decide if beginning treatment is the right decision for you.
