HEART DISEASE AND MEMORY PROBLEMS MAY BE LINKED

Threats to your heart health may also maim your memory, new research hints. In a recent study, 7,087 people aged 65 and older underwent a battery of blood work and memory tests; the memory testing was then repeated two and four years later. The participants with metabolic syndrome (a cluster of at least three heart disease risk factors, including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, and excess belly fat) were 20 per cent more likely to see a decline in their memory test scores than people without the condition. Source: Neurology