[HN Gopher] High blood pressure may contribute to cognitive decline
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       High blood pressure may contribute to cognitive decline
        
       Author : russol
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2023-12-04 20:30 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | taurath wrote:
       | Or high blood pressure is related to stress, anxiety, trauma etc
       | which all also contribute to cognitive decline!
        
         | cuchoi wrote:
         | It seems that they increase blood pressure by giving rats a
         | high-salt diet.
        
       | CrzyLngPwd wrote:
       | Is there anything that won't contribute to cognitive decline?
        
         | okr wrote:
         | Stay young and don't breathe.
        
           | garganzol wrote:
           | > don't breathe
           | 
           | Lack of oxygen immediately contributes to cognitive decline.
        
         | corethree wrote:
         | Plenty of things are associated with cognitive growth. For
         | example: gaming and reading.
        
       | pharrington wrote:
       | The article's real title is "Salty immune cells surrounding the
       | brain linked to hypertension-induced dementia".
        
       | dangerwill wrote:
       | Oh joy, yet another reason why I'm getting dumber, I'll add it to
       | the pile
        
       | garganzol wrote:
       | High blood pressure may be not a cause of cognitive decline, but
       | just a consequence.
       | 
       | This is what happens in malnutrition. Absence of nutrients and
       | coenzymes (vitamins) leads to energy deficit and results in
       | cellular damage, nervous system tries to compensate that by
       | increasing blood flow, so it does that by inducing high blood
       | pressure to have better chances of survival with increased blood
       | perfusion and substrates delivery rate (glucose, lipids, oxygen,
       | coenzymes). Immune system gets activated by metabolically
       | impaired tissues casting even more destruction at the affected
       | areas.
        
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