A team of researchers led by two University of Mississippi professors is working to unlock patterns and causes of the No. 1 ...

Metabolic health is also considered important. Risk factors for heart disease rarely exist in isolation. “Most people don’t just have hypertension, or just have diabetes,” Dr. Khan said.

The study, published in The Lancet Public Health, explored how the prevalence of dementia risk factors had changed over time and how this could impact rates of dementia in the future. It is ...