A research by the University of Cambridge in the UK and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, has unveiled that people who are genetically inclined to be diagnosed with high blood pressure are at reduced risk of having Alzheimer's disease.

The study involved 17,008 people having the disease and 37,154 people without Alzheimer's. Main aim of the study was to find out any connection between Alzheimer's disease and other health problems like high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and obesity.

After assessing all the factors, the researchers noticed a link between high blood pressure and reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, most common form of dementia. Study's co-author John Kauwe, associate professor of biology at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, said that these people have lower risk of developing Alzheimer because of the anti-hypertension drugs.

Kauwe said, "It's likely that this protective effect is coming from antihypertensive drugs. These drugs are already FDA [Food and Drug Administration] approved. We need to take a serious look at them for Alzheimer's prevention".

With this, the study researchers have also warned people who do not have high blood pressure that they should not take anti-hypertension drugs to prevent Alzheimer's disease as it can prove taxing for their health.

In America, around 5.3 million people of all ages have Alzheimer's disease. Across the world, the numbers are even more horrifying and in next 10 years, the number is expected to increase by 40%. Alzheimer's is the sixth topmost reason for deaths in the US.