Study: Beta Blockers Could Lower Risk of Alzheimer's

A study of 774 elderly Japanese-American men found that those who took beta blockers for high blood pressure were also receiving an additional benefit: a reduced chance of brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease.

The men whose hypertension was treated with beta blockers showed fewer brain lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease than the men who had not been treated at all for their high blood pressure.

Men who took other blood pressure medication in addition to beta blockers also showed fewer brain abnormalities than the men whose hypertension was untreated, but more than the men whose hypertension was treated with beta blockers alone.

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