AGE RELATED BRAIN SHRINKAGE

Brain health could decline in men with heart disease risk a decade sooner than women, study finds

The findings, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, highlighted that "the importance of aggressively targeting cardiovascular risk factors before the age of 55 years to prevent neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease, in addition to the benefit of preventing other cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke".