Tighter Blood Pressure Control in Over-50s Improves Brain Health miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Patients receiving intensive systolic blood pressure treatment (target less than 120 mm Hg) showed reduced white matter lesions and improved blood flow, indicating overall brain health, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio said. The team conducted a follow-up analysis of SPRINT, a multicenter clinical trial conducted in participants aged 50 or older with hypertension and without diabetes or a history of stroke.
Some are calling it the Kim Kardashian weight loss drug. Ozempic related videos have more than 1 billion views on TikTok. The medication is taken to help control blood sugar levels in type two diabetes, and it has taken off for an off-label use as a treatment for obesity. Now, Ozempic is being studied for yet another potential use as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.