The risk of developing dementia has been linked to heart health

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Dementia is called persistent dementia, there is still no cure for this disease. 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.

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 areas changes, and memory also deteriorates, reports Express.

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

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 research fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles Cardiovascular Institute, agrees.

“Because of the lack of a cure for dementia, there is an increasing focus on understanding how to prevent or delay its onset. “, Chiesa noted.