Late-life dementia has a lot in common with heart disease and many of the same causes, according to a recent article published in Nature Reviews Neurology. Like heart disease, the cognitive impairment that accompanies aging is usually the result of a combination of lifestyle and other factors.

Diabetes, obesity, untreated hypertension, sedentary lifestyle and stress are all linked to both heart disease and dementia. But the latest research shows dementia can be delayed, stopped and sometimes even reversed with lifestyle changes.

University of Maryland doctors made history this spring by completing the most extensive full face transplant to date, including both upper and lower jaws, teeth and tongue. A team of more than 150 doctors, nurses and other staff took part in the 36-hour operation that changed the life of a Virginia man.

Lead surgeon Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez will talk about the extraordinary surgery, the years of research behind it and what it may mean for other transplant patients.

How a sports psychologist can help you succeed if at first you fail in your job or business. Seth Kaplan has worked with athletes for years and is now the Baltimore Orioles first full-time sports psychologist.