Control blood pressure, reduce risk of dementia

Included in the picture is the abstract of the (paywalled) article (link), which reports results of an impressive study, in terms of scale, duration and insights.

⚡ The team from UT Southwestern Medical Center and First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyan, conducted a cluster-randomized trial in rural China (163 villages assigned intervention, 163 villages assigned usual care, total of 34,000 participants) for 48 months and found that intensive blood pressure reduction is associated with significantly lower risk of dementia -in addition to all the usual cardiovascular risk reduction.

Take care of your heart, your mind will follow.