Posts Tagged: dementia
Group calls on international community to prevent dementia by preventing stroke
July 18, 2019
The risk factors for stroke and dementia are the same, and a growing body of evidence demonstrates that preventing stroke…
Western’s Vladimir Hachinski wins 2018 Killam Prize
May 8, 2018
Western University’s Vladimir Hachinski – past president of the World Federation of Neurology and a world-renowned stroke expert – is…
Lawson and Western researchers suggest walking and talking can be an early predictor of dementia
May 23, 2017
In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are demonstrating that gait, or motion testing,…
Stroke prevention among older Ontarians may also reduce risk of some dementias
May 1, 2017
Ontario’s stroke prevention strategy appears to be having an unexpected, beneficial side effect: a reduction also in the incidence of…
Understanding how chemical changes in the brain affect Alzheimer’s disease
June 22, 2016
A new study from Western University is helping to explain why the long-term use of common anticholinergic drugs used to…