Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia in older adults and the 7th most common cause of death in the United States according to the National Institute on Aging. It is a debilitating progressive illness that begins with mild memory loss and slowly destroys cognitive function and memory.

As the name implies, vascular diseases are conditions that affect your vascular system, which is your body’s network of blood vessels. Continue reading Scientists may have found missing link between Alzheimer’s and vascular disease.