High Blood Pressure

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

Breast cancer survivors have higher risk for diabetes, high blood pressure

Scientists from Kaiser Permanente found that women with a history of breast cancer have a higher incidence of hypertension and diabetes up to 10...

Light in your bedroom may increase obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes

Scientists from Northwestern University found that keeping your bedroom dark not only helps you get a good night's sleep, but may strongly reduce the...

Common high blood pressure meds may increase risk of chronic inflammatory skin disease

Scientists from Ewha Woman’s University found a link between the use of high blood pressure mediations and the development of psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory...

Heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes linked to doubled or tripled COVID death risk

In a recent study from Penn State, researchers found that certain pre-existing conditions may double or triple the mortality risk for COVID-19. They confirmed that...

An effective way to treat resistant high blood pressure

Scientists from the University of Campinas found that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) could be an option to help control resistant high blood pressure. The...

Half of U.S. adults should monitor blood pressure at home

Some people go to the doctor and find the intake so nerve-wracking their blood pressure spikes. Others find the routine relaxing, as they're asked to...

Scientists find how to predict efficacy of drug treatments for heart attacks

Scientists from The Ohio State University have developed a mathematical model of a myocardial infarction, popularly known as a heart attack. The new model predicts...

Kitchen magnet with list of heart attack symptoms convinced him to go to the...

Danny Saxon was finishing a job repairing and cleaning a pool this past February when he started feeling like he had bad indigestion. He popped...

This walking can benefit people with heart disease

Scientists from the University of Ottawa found that nordic walking leads to a greater increase in functional capacity, and the ability to perform activities...

Vitamin B can help reduce drug-resistant high blood pressure

Scientists from the University of Maine and elsewhere found using B vitamins to lower homocysteine levels is an effective means of reducing blood pressure. Vitamin...