Blood pressure-lowering drugs could benefit healthy people, study finds
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found blood pressure-lowering medication can prevent serious health conditions such as strokes, heart failure and...
Scientists give new suggestions for treating high blood pressure
In a recent study published in Circulation, researchers found no evidence that diastolic blood pressure—the bottom reading on a blood pressure test—can be harmful...
Common high blood pressure drugs may prevent Parkinson’s, dementia, Huntington’s
Recently, researchers have found that drugs commonly used for the high blood pressure may protect brain health and prevent several diseases.
One study published in...
These people more likely to have uncontrolled high blood pressure
In a new study from Rutgers University, researchers found younger men and older women are more likely to have high blood pressure that's uncontrolled...
Compounds in both green and black tea may reduce your blood pressure
In a new study from the University of Copenhagen, researchers found compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion...
With symptoms blamed on stress, she pressed on – and learned the truth
A few years after her first child was born, Nina Stanley began experiencing strange blood pressure spikes.
While pregnant, she'd had preeclampsia, a condition characterized...
Diabetes and high blood pressure can increase brain damage in COVID-19
In a recent study published in Brain Communications, researchers reported the range of brain complications experienced by hospitalized adults in the UK with severe...
These common drugs may increase your blood pressure
In a recent study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session, researchers found nearly 1 in 5 adults with high...
Brain insult from high blood pressure found in middle-aged adults
In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, researchers found high blood pressure that leads to vascular dementia in older adults begins to impact the...
This blood pressure issue linked to higher dementia risk in men
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers found a high level of blood pressure variability (BPV) in...