High Blood Pressure

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

How to control your heart health numbers

It is important to keep track of how much you exercise, your blood pressure, your weight, and your cholesterol numbers as ways to meet...

Common high blood pressure drug may prevent COVID-19 complications

Scientists from Johns Hopkins found a drug treatment that may reduce the risk of death from the most serious complication of COVID-19. They found prazosin,...

ibuprofen combined with these high blood pressure drugs could damage kidneys permanently

Scientists from the University of Waterloo found that anyone who is taking a diuretic and a renin-angiotensin system (RSA) inhibitor for high blood pressure...

Scientists find how to reverse high blood pressure in lungs

Scientists from the University of California San Diego found how to treat high blood pressure in the lungs. The research is published in Science Translational...

Mediterranean diet could lower high blood pressure in older people

Scientists from the University of Maine found that eating a diet similar to the Mediterranean diet is linked to lower blood pressure among U.S....

This common painkiller could strongly raise your blood pressure

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh found that long-term paracetamol use could increase the risk of heart disease and strokes in people with high...

Cannabis linked to 3-times higher death risk in high blood pressure

Scientists from Georgia State University found that marijuana use is linked to a three-fold risk of death from hypertension. The research is published in the European...

Plant pigment can strongly reduce blood pressure, study finds

Scientists from Southern Medical University found that intake of the flavonoid quercetin can greatly reduce high blood pressure in people suffering from heart disease. The...

How to treat slightly high blood pressure

Scientists from the American Heart Association suggest that doctors should consider prescribing medication for patients with slightly elevated blood pressure if levels do not...

The salty stuff: salt, blood pressure and your health

Salt is essential to our body’s fluids. That’s likely why we evolved to enjoy its taste. On the other hand, anyone who’s gotten a...