The risk of dementia has been linked to heart health

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Dementia is called persistent insanity, there is no cure for this disease yet. However, research shows that changing lifestyle and some habits will help protect the brain from such regression. Recently, scientists found out that the risk of developing the disease directly depends on the health of the heart.

The scientific article was published in the journal PLOS Medicine. In it, scientists from the University of Oxford and University College London explained what led them to this conclusion. In particular, it is noted that they studied the data of 542 elderly people.

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They underwent two measurements of aortic stiffness: at the age of 64 and 68 years. It is emphasized that this is the largest artery in the human body, which becomes stiffer with age. Because of this, the blood supply to the brain decreases and the structural connection between its various regions changes, and memory also deteriorates, reports Express.

The results of further cognitive tests and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans showed a link between heart and brain health. Dr. Sana Suri, a researcher at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford in Alzheimer's disease research, commented on the results of the study.

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She believes that maintaining the "youth" of blood vessels can slow down or prevent the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Scott Chiesa, a researcher at the Institute for Cardiovascular Research at the University of California, Los Angeles, agrees with her.

"With no cure for dementia, more and more attention is being paid to understanding how to prevent or delay its onset," Chiesa said.

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