High blood pressure in midlife ‘linked to increased brain damage in later life’

High blood pressure in midlife ‘linked to increased brain damage in later life’ (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Higher than normal blood pressure in midlife may be linked to more extensive brain damage in the elderly, new research suggests.

The new study indicates there is a strong association between diastolic blood pressure (the blood pressure between heartbeats) before the age of 50 and brain damage in later life.