High blood pressure’s impact on white matter could be key to dementia prevention
A Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) study provides compelling evidence for clinical practice to direct efforts toward preventing white matter damage in individuals with hypertension, to protect against cognitive decline and dementia. High blood pressure has a negative effect on many aspects of health and is also known to affect both the grey and white matter in the brain during the ageing process. Grey matter is where the brain cells exist, whereas white matter constitutes the network of nerve