Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS, professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine, department of internal medicine, Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Study titled, “Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia,” by researchers at the SPRINT Research Group, National Institutes of Health, published in JAMA.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which leads to dementia for 20% of people who have it, can be prevented by keeping blood pressure low. Learn more.
