Optimal blood pressure helps our brains age slower
Research from The Australian National University has found that although optimal blood pressure helps our brains stay at least 6 months younger than our actual age, the same isn’t true for elevated blood pressure that falls within the normal...
read moreMid-life high blood pressure linked to increased brain damage later...
A new study published in European Heart Journal found a strong association between diastolic blood pressure (the blood pressure between heart beats) before age 50 and brain damage in later life (elderly). This is true even if the diastolic...
read moreBlood Pressure Treatment May Keep Brain Healthy
Scientists from the Department of Diagnostic Medicine at the University of Texas at Austin have found that intensive blood pressure treatment in your 50s is linked to a lower chance of developing white matter lesions later in life....
read moreFluctuations in BP hasten cognitive decline
A study published in the journal “Hypertension” found that older adults who have greater fluctuations in blood pressure over a five-year span were more likely to experience faster cognitive decline....
read moreHigh blood pressure may be very early sign of Alzheimer’s...
New research indicates that risk factors for cognitive decline, like high blood pressure, may show up long before a disease (e.g., Alzheimer’s) actually develops....
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