Adults with gum disease may be more likely to have signs of damage to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, than people without gum disease, according to a study published in ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways Short-term, alcohol slows brain processing, triggers the reward ...

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 ...

During menopause, researchers also notice more bright spots on brain scans known as white-matter hyperintensities. These ...

What happens to the brain during menopause? A new study finds that the brain undergoes structural changes, including the gray ...

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 ...

For some brain changes, the age that women go through menopause may be a factor. Those whose periods cease before 47 are more ...

BraDiPho (Brain Dissection Photogrammetry) is an innovative tool for the study of white matter connections in the human brain. The realistic map was developed by a group of researchers from the ...

While the research does not prove that poor oral health directly causes stroke, it adds to growing evidence that inflammation ...

When these tiny blood vessel pulses become excessive, they may interfere with the brain’s “glymphatic system,” a recently identified network that clears away waste such as beta-amyloid, the protein ...

Mother Daphne Graskewicz-Prado of Southern Illinois told Newsweek: “I wasn’t going to accept the terminal diagnosis.” ...