High Blood Pressure

Latest research findings about high blood pressure or hypertension from universities and research institutes.

How blueberries could help lower blood pressure

How blueberries could help lower blood pressure

In a new study, researchers found that the ‘blue’ in blueberries could help reduce blood pressure. The study showed eating 200g of blueberries every day...

Blue light may help control high blood pressure

In a recent study, researchers found that exposure to blue light could decrease blood pressure, reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The study was...

To control your blood pressure, try to eat 3 foods and avoid 4 things

High blood pressure is a common chronic health condition. It is a silent killer because there are no obvious symptoms. However, it is a big...

Lowering blood pressure intensively linked to serious health risks

In a new study, researchers from Kaiser Permanente found that intensive blood pressure control can bring serious health risks. If patients taking prescribed medications experience...

This new high blood pressure treatment works like exercise

In a recent study, researchers at The University of Toledo found that by increasing the body’s supply of beta hydroxybutyrate could help regulate high...

Blood pressure and cholesterol drugs could protect people more than 10 years

In a recent study, researchers found that blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs continue to protect patients with hypertension after more than 10 years. The...

This blood pressure drug linked to lung cancer

In a recent study, researchers found the use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor drugs (ACEIs) to lower blood pressure is linked to a high...

New U.S. blood pressure guidelines may not bring health benefits, this study shows

When is high blood pressure dangerous? Medical associations offer widely differing answers. In the U.S., for example, patients are seen as hypertensive at much lower...

Scientists discover 200 new gene variations linked to high blood pressure

In one of the largest studies of its kind, an international research team has discovered more than 200 new genetic variations associated with high...

One third of people with high blood pressure do not take drugs properly

In a recent study, researchers found that more than one-third of 1,400 people with high blood pressure have not been taking their blood pressure...