Study reveals key cause of restricted blood flow to brain in vascular dementia

Researchers hope the discovery will accelerate development of treatments for the condition.

Researchers hope their findings will accelerate development of treatments for vascular dementia (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Researchers have uncovered a potential route to developing the first ever drug treatments for the second most common type of dementia.

The study has shed light on how high blood pressure causes changes to arteries in the brain, a process that restricts blood flow to the brain, resulting in vascular dementia.