This is jaw-dropping news. Obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking are among the known risk factors for dementia, a loss of cognitive functioning that affects nearly 7 million Americans.

It can also result from trauma, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, oral infections, or even some medications. Treatment usually includes muscle relaxants to ease tension and specific exercises ...

The jaw-dropping footage shows Mohammad al-Shebli inside one of the Damascus prisons with the Wall Street Journal as he translates the words of despair, hope, and faith scribbled along the walls ...