Molecular Link between Dementia, Blood Vessel Changes Reveals Treatment Possibilities

Roughly half of all people over the age of 85 suffer from one (or more) forms of dementia. Dementia is defined as the loss of cognitive functions (thinking, remembering, and reasoning) and behavioral functions (language skills and the ability to focus) to the extent that a person’s daily life is affected. One of the most common forms of dementia, which also increases the risk of stroke and exacerbates symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, is cerebral small vessel disease (SVD).Scientists