For a healthy brain as we age, we need healthy blood pressure. However, nearly half of American adults have hypertension, which is one of the most common — and preventable — risk factors for ...

Scientists at the University of Miami have found that the lower number on a blood pressure reading—called diastolic blood ...

Compared with people with normal blood pressure, those with hypertension have at least 1.5 times as high a risk for cognitive impairment and dementia. Crucially, high blood pressure is preventable ...

"Bleeds on the brain due to high blood pressure, or again, vessel damage. And all of these things, they interrupt the oxygen ...

Keeping your blood pressure in check may benefit you in the long run by cutting your risk of developing dementia.Nearly half of American adults have hypertension.Dr. Dawn Kershner, a cardiologist ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known to have a direct impact on heart attack and stroke risk — but a new study has revealed its surprising link to brain health. In a large, randomized ...

Of the 33,995 participants, over 91% were followed up successfully. About 4.6% of those receiving intensive blood pressure care developed dementia, compared to 5.4% in the group receiving usual care.

Compared with people with normal blood pressure, those with hypertension have at least 1.5 times as high a risk for cognitive impairment and dementia. Crucially, high blood pressure is preventable ...

"Bleeds on the brain due to high blood pressure, or again, vessel damage. And all of these things, they interrupt the oxygen flow and the nutrient flow to the brain, and therefore, that is what causes ...

Compared with people with normal blood pressure, those with hypertension have at least 1.5 times as high a risk for cognitive impairment and dementia. Crucially, high blood pressure is preventable ...