High Blood Pressure

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

How high blood pressure and aging can harm your artery walls

Scientists from the Queen Mary University of London found how the progression of atherosclerosis is affected by a combination of high blood pressure and...

Many people with heart failure have uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes

Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine found many people with heart failure also have diabetes or high blood pressure. But those conditions, even when treated, aren't...

Many people with high blood pressure may take a drug that actually makes it...

Scientists from Harvard found that nearly 1 in 5 people with hypertension may be unintentionally taking a drug for another condition that causes their...

Walking everyday may help reduce high blood pressure

Scientists from the University at Buffalo found that women who walk 30 minutes a day may have a much lower risk of developing high...

Can Controlling High Blood Pressure Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

Controlling high blood pressure is known to reduce a person's risk for heart disease and stroke. The NASEM committee of experts concluded that managing blood...

These diabetes, high blood pressure drug may reduce COVID-19 death risk

In a study published in The BMJ, researchers found a COVID-19 survival benefit linked to the use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I), an angiotensin...

Red onion skin could help reduce high blood pressure

Scientists from the University of Bonn found that extract from red onion skin could help reduce high blood pressure in overweight and obese people. The...

Is eating potato linked to high blood pressure?

Scientists from Imperial College London found that cooking methods play an important role in the association between potato eating and high blood pressure. The research...

Can controlling high blood pressure prevent Alzheimer’s disease?

Controlling high blood pressure is known to reduce a person's risk for heart disease and stroke. Experts concluded that managing blood pressure when it's high,...

How herb medicines reduce high blood pressure

Common herbs, including lavender, fennel, and chamomile, have a long history as folk medicines used to lower blood pressure. Scientists from the University of California,...