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Genetic evidence links hypertension to accelerated brain aging

Jul 2026 · Biogerontology (Dordrecht) · Vol 27 · 0 citations · 47 references
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GSMAP-based spatial enrichment provides a hypothesis-generating framework for understanding vascular, meningeal, and myelin-related pathways linking hypertension to increased brain age gap.

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