The study noted that vascular risk factors contributed to only 2–8% of dementia cases that developed after age 80 — a finding the researchers say highlights the importance of earlier intervention.

Burnley football legend Andy Payton is urging middle-aged people to get checked for the warning signs of young-onset dementia, following a shock diagnosis.. The former striker, 57, had been ...

Overall, women's life expectancy by birth cohort grew from 73.8 to 84.1 years, while men's rose from 62.8 to 80.3 years. The study also found that longevity for men typically plateaued around 1950.

The burden of disability escalates with population aging: dementia contributed 33.1 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, and if the burden continues to grow at the same rate as in the past ...

The authors think this could be because of survival bias, which is linked to lower life expectancy in this demographic. Researchers also note that since the study was cross-sectional, it does not ...

An estimated 55 million people are believed to be living with dementia, according to health officials. Vascular diseases contribute to approximately 25% of all diagnoses.

The U.S. ranks 29th in life expectancy at birth among peer nations in the OECD. Changing that goes well beyond the health care system.

The findings also revealed that a dementia diagnosis cut life expectancy by two years at age 85, three to four years at age 80, and up to 13 years at age 65. Life expectancy tended to be higher in ...

Dementia reduces life expectancy by about 2 years for those diagnosed at age 85, 3 to 4 years for those diagnosed at 80, and ...

New research offers a general timetable for the life expectancy of patients. (© Scott Griessel – stock.adobe.com) Men tended ...