Byline: Associated Press
CHICAGO -- Contrary to previous research, a new study found no direct link between high blood pressure and a decline in thinking ability as people age.
The leader of the study, Dr. Robert J. Glynn of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, emphasized that controlling blood pressure is still vital to prevent heart disease and strokes, and that hypertension is often undertreated in the elderly.
The study is reported in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. It involved more than 2,000 people over age 65 who had undergone tests of blood pressure and thinking …
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