A group of drugs to reduce blood pressure reduces the risk of Alzheimer's, according to American scientists from Boston University, according to an online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net The study lasted for two years, 800 thousand took part in it. Of men. It turned out that patients taking angiotensin receptor blockade (ARB) blockers were 50% less prone to dementia than those who took other drugs to stabilize blood pressure. The study was published in the British Medical Journal.

Angiotensin receptor blockers are commonly prescribed to patients if they can not tolerate more standard inhibitors. Increased pressure over a long period leads to a risk of heart disease, as well as dementia, scientists said.. Therefore, timely stabilization of pressure plays a big role in human health. However, for specialists it was news that the specific group of drugs had the greatest effect for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease, the Air Force.

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