Hypertension has emerged as a leading cause of age-related cognitive impairment. Long
known to be associated with dementia caused by vascular factors, hypertension has more …

Hypertension affects two-thirds of people aged> 60 years and significantly increases the risk
of both vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Hypertension compromises …

The relation of blood pressure with cognitive function and dementia has, in recent years,
received much attention from epidemiological research. Some cross-sectional studies have …

Background After the double-blind, placebo-controlled Systolic Hypertension in Europe
(Syst-Eur) trial ended in February 1997, randomized patients were offered active study …

Dementia is one of the most important neurological disorders in the elderly. Aging is
associated with a large increase in the prevalence and incidence of degenerative …

Untreated hypertension negatively affects brain anatomy and cognitive functions, but the
effects of medically treated hypertension are unclear. The authors compared 40 middle-age …

Central nervous system disorders are already prevalent and steadily increasing among
populations worldwide. However, most of the pharmaceuticals present on world markets are …

Objective High blood pressure is one of the main modifiable risk factors for dementia.
However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the best antihypertensive class for …

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive
neuronal loss. AD is associated with aberrant processing of the amyloid precursor protein …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by dysfunctional intracellular and extracellular
biochemical processes that result in neuron death. This article summarizes hypotheses …