Sentences with phrase «to lead to dementia»

Could lack of sleep today lead to dementia tomorrow?

Sometimes «mild» brain injuries even lead to dementia.

These roles of B12 could explain why low levels of the vitamin lead to dementia or memory loss, the researchers said.

This can also lead to dementia in the patient.

But it remains unclear how the interaction between SVD and AD pathology leads to dementia.

«DLB and Parkinson's have many similarities, as people with DLB often develop Parkinson's symptoms, and Parkinson's often leads to dementia.

Bailes and his colleagues have concluded that repeated head traumas can quite possibly lead to dementia, which can, in turn, cause severe behavioral issues.

Also, blood types B and AB are at the greatest risk of heart disease, and their cognitive functioning is more prone to developing memory issues leading to dementia and Alzheimer's in older age.

But it's important to note that these results were from observational studies of healthy adults, and there could still be plenty of confounding factors that lead to dementia.

That ultimately creates the underlying structure that leads to dementia or Alzheimers.

The DDF, which was launched in 2015 and involves drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Biogen Idec as well as the UK government, has already invested in at least nine start - up companies investigating potential ways to stop or reverse the biological processes that lead to dementia.

Therefore, every effort needs to be made to protect the athlete's head because injury can lead to dementia, epilepsy, paralysis, and death.

Rugby and soccer players who suffer multiple knocks to the head during their careers are at added risk of brain damage that could lead to dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, brain scientists are warning.

For example, physicians have long known that suffering a stroke, in which blood flow to the brain has been interrupted by a clot or a hemorrhage, can lead to dementia.

«Vascular disease in the brain — a series of strokes — can lead to dementia.»

«We need to be aware that brain injury is a risk factor, but parents shouldn't keep their kids out of sports because they fear a concussion will lead to dementia,» said Dr. Munro Cullum, a neuropsychologist who oversaw the study and is leading the nation's largest statewide effort to track concussions in youth sports.

Researchers at Mayo Clinic developed a new scoring system to help determine which elderly people may be at a higher risk of developing the memory and thinking problems that can lead to dementia.

Tau levels also increase in the aftermath of traumatic brain injury, which can lead to dementia.

All of these pursuits can help build up a person's «cognitive reserve» of brain pathways that can survive the assault of the physical factors that lead to dementia.

And finally, another study from the University of Vermont found that people with blood type AB are 82 % more likely to develop thinking and memory issues that can lead to dementia.

Add to that our processed, sugary, refined food diet that causes inflammation in the gut, body, and brain, leading to dementia.

Researchers have shown that after drinking beetroot juice, older adults had increased blood flow to the white matter of the frontal lobes, the areas of the brain commonly associated with degeneration that leads to dementia and other cognitive conditions.

Participants who ate a high concentration of choline had better memory retention and were less likely to acquire brain changes that lead to dementia.