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Hypertension’s negative impact on the brain starts surprisingly early, preceding noticeable blood pressure increases. This premature damage affects key brain cells involved in blood vessel function, signaling, and myelin maintenance, causing them to age and malfunction. These early disruptions mirror patterns observed in cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. A study in mice offers hope, showing that the drug losartan could potentially reverse some of this early brain damage caused by hypertension.
