Blood pressure is associated with dementia

Controlling blood pressure when entering middle age will help reduce the risk of dementia, the researchers said.

Two recent studies have confirmed the association between high blood pressure and the risk of dementia and research at the Imperial London School are proposing to treat this disease.

The study, published in the Lancet Neurology, points to a 13% reduction in the risk of dementia.

Alzheimer's Association says good blood pressure control will save 15,000 people every year. Worldwide, there are 1 out of 4 people with high blood pressure and many of them have not been diagnosed or treated. However, only half of people over 65 years of age respond to treatment.

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Questioning Why high blood pressure increases the risk of dementia has yet to reach a consistent answer, although many scientists believe it is due to the lack of blood and oxygen in the brain. Because another disease of Alzheimer's dementia is completely unrelated to the lack of blood on the brain. However, experts believe that blood pressure also contributes a certain part to the cause of the disease.