Vascular dementia affects 150,000 people in the UK, but an early diagnosis can lead to treatment that helps slow down the disease.

“Mum was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2015. I didn't know what dementia was ... The photojournalist and wedding photographer had been taking pictures of her mum for decades and continued to do ...

The lack of proper blood flow deprives brain cells of oxygen and nutrients, leading to damage or death of brain tissue.

A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has tested a biomarker linked to vascular dementia across four separate groups and proposed an explanation for how cognitive impairment arises.