High blood pressure in young adults is linked to smaller brain sizes and dementia, a study finds
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High blood pressure in young adults is linked to smaller brain size and increased risk of dementia, a new study has found.
Adults who were diagnosed with hypertension between ages 35 to 44 had smaller brain sizes and were more likely to be diagnosed with dementia compared to adults their age with normal blood pressure, according to a study published Monday in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Adults under age 35 had the largest reductions in brain volume compared to adults their age without high blood pressure, which could come with adverse health effects, said Dr. James Galvin, professor of neurology at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine in Florida. He was not involved in the study.
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