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High Cholesterol And Blood Pressure May Affect Memory In Middle Age

08.11.2011 · Posted in Health Articles

Most middle agers and seniors attempt to keep their cholesterol and blood pressure levels under control in an attempt to decrease the risk of heart attack and ******, but a new study shows more may be at stake. In a long term study of British civil servants, a team of researchers in France assessed data on about 3,500 British men and 1,300 British women with an average age of 55. Over the course of ten years, participants were measured three times for reasoning skills, memory, fluency and vocabulary. rnrnReasoning Test: Included 65 verbal and math questions that increased in difficulty. rnMemory Test: Asked participants to recall a list of 20 words.rnFluency/Vocabulary Test: Asked people to do things such as name as many words that start with the letter

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