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Blogs » High Blood Pressure Puts Strain on Brain

Over the years, multiple studies have shown links between deteriorating brain health and high blood pressure. One such study recently published in the journal Stroke found that older people with high blood pressure tended to have a greater accumulation of white matter on their brains. Past studies on people with various forms of dementia—including Alzheimer’s disease—have found that people with the most severe forms of dementia have this so-called white matter. White matter is basically scarring that’s formed on the brain.

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