Learn how common infections like UTIs and tooth decay might accelerate dementia, urging a shift in preventive healthcare.

A Finland study links severe UTIs and dental infections to higher dementia risk, suggesting inflammation from common infections may accelerate cognitive decline within five to six years of onset ...

Emerging research suggests oral health and UTIs may influence brain function through inflammation and bacteria, potentially ...

A new study from The University of Helsinki in Finland has identified a new potential dementia risk factor—severe UTIs.

Severe infections increase the risk of dementia independently of other coexisting illnesses, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Pyry Sipilä of the ...

Fever may be absent in elderly infections, delaying diagnosis. Subtle signs, such as confusion, breathlessness, or fatigue, ...

Hospital-treated infections like cystitis were associated with higher dementia risk, regardless of other comorbidities, observational data indicated. The link between severe infection and dementia was ...

Associations between dementia-related diseases. For clarity, the figure illustrates associations between 14 of the 29 dementia-related diseases identified in the study (all 29 diseases are shown in ...

Playing the piano, foreign travel and socializing with friends are among the most powerful ways to reduce the risk of ...

Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of dementia, and a few drugs for Type 2 diabetes, including metformin and a ...

The class of medications with perhaps the most evidence of raising dementia risk are called anticholinergics. They work by ...