Dementia: Size of These Brain Parts Tied to Risk

May point to a higher risk of getting Alzheimer's and dementia

Friday, October 16, 2015 Size of These Brain Parts Tied to Dementia Risk When brain structures called hippocampi are smaller, that may point to a higher risk of getting Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, new research suggests. Read more ... Related Reading • Alzheimer's Disease • Dementia Today's Health News •  Tough Alcohol Policies Linked to Lower Death Rates From Liver Damage •  Poorer Cancer Patients May Be Less Likely to Join Clinical Trial •  Tribal Study Finds Short Sleep Not Just Curse of Modern Living •  Fewer Teens Smoking Cigarettes, But Twice as Many Using Pot: CDC •  U.S. Report Urges End to 'Conversion' Therapy for LGBT Youth •  Doctors' Prescribing Practices Key to Curbing Painkiller Abuse: CDC •  Artificial Skin Could Bring Sense of Touch to Prosthetics •  Enterovirus D68 No Deadlier for Kids Than the Common Cold: Study •  FDA Warns of Hazards From Imported Supplements •  Hospital Care for Nonfatal Gun Wounds Costs $679 Million a Year •  Antibiotic Resistance Could Threaten Surgery, Chemo Patients •  Study Links Flu Vaccine to Short-Term Drop in Stroke Risk •  Health Tip: Shop Healthy Without Breaking the Bank •  Health Tip: Cooking With Oil •  Positive Outlook May Help Heart Disease Patients Heal •  Brain Inflammation May Be Linked to Schizophrenia •  Study Sees Link Between High Cholesterol and Tendon Trouble •  Big Brain Doesn't Mean Big Smarts •  Size of These Brain Parts Tied to Dementia Risk Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Feeding a Growing World Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Skin Care & Conditions and Arthritis. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Eyes and Eye Conditions • Breast Cancer Prevention Top Viewed Articles • Risky Dietary Supplements • Sitting Too Much? • Red Wine and Diabetes • Can Bugs End World Hunger? • Elephants' Cancer Secrets Picture Slideshows • Avoid Diabetes Complications • Common Eye Conditions • Visual Guide to Breast Cancer • ADHD Symptoms in Children • Top Psoriasis Treatments Latest Pet Health Content • Canine Flu FAQ • Toxoplasmosis in Cats • Cold Exposure in Dogs • Bronchitis in Cats • Diseases From Pets Bonus PDF Booklet Infectious Diseases Book