A study shows how Alzheimer’s and cerebral small vessel disease differ in genetic mechanisms. By mapping enhancer regions ...

When these tiny blood vessel pulses become excessive, they may interfere with the brain’s “glymphatic system,” a recently ...

People with gum disease may have higher levels of brain white matter damage, a new study finds. Researchers observed that participants with gum disease had significantly more white matter ...

Older adults with gum disease are more likely to display signs of white matter damage in the brain, which is correlated with memory decline, balance issues, and higher stroke risk. That is according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Differences in neuropsychological testing were not significant at a 4-year follow up. Logical memory function in ...

What is mild chronic small vessel disease? Mild chronic small vessel disease, or cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), is an umbrella term for a range of conditions caused by damage to small blood ...

Adults with gum disease may be more likely to have signs of damage to the brain's white matter, called white matter ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has received $4.7 million from ...

Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) encompasses a spectrum of pathological processes that affect the microvasculature of the brain. Manifestations such as white matter hyperintensities, lacunar ...

Gum disease was linked with white matter hyperintensities, an imaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease, data from the ...