Beta blocker drugs for hypertension may protect the brain from effects of Alzheimer's disease. Beta blockers, a venerable class of blood pressure drugs that has fallen from favor in recent years, may help protect the aging brain against changes linked to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia that rob memory and mental function, new research indicates.
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
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