Vascular brain injury greater risk factor than amyloid plaques in cognitive aging
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
Vascular brain injury from conditions such as high blood pressure and stroke are greater risk factors for cognitive impairment among non-demented older people than is the deposition of the amyloid plaques in the brain that long have been implicated in conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found.