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Loneliness is a unique predictor of age-related differences in systolic blood pressure

Loneliness is a major risk factor in increasing blood pressure in older Americans, and could increase the risk…    

BP control curbs dementia risk in older men

In elderly men with high blood pressure (hypertension), the duration of anti-hypertensive treatment is associated with a reduced…    

Lifestyle changes cut high blood pressure risk

People really can commit to diet and lifestyle changes for the long haul, and the benefit shows up…    

Lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure

If you’re middle age and sleep five or less hours a night, you may be increasing your risk…    

Being old and lonely ups the blood pressure

Being lonely is not good for the health and now researchers say it is a factor in raised…    

Loneliness Linked to High Blood Pressure in Aging Adults

Loneliness is a major risk factor in increasing blood pressure in older Americans, and could increase the risk…    

Grape Seed Extract May be Effective in Reducing Blood Pressure

Grape seed extract lowered the blood pressure of patients who participated in a UC Davis study of the…    

High blood pressure declines and remains low after bariatric surgery

The prevalence of hypertension (high blood pressure) appears to decline and remain low after bariatric surgery, and blood…    

Study Finds Incidence of Hypertension Reduced with Early Intervention

Treating pre-hypertension with medication and lifestyle modifications reduces the risk of patients progressing to hypertension, a new study…    

Therapy for slightly raised blood pressure delays hypertension

A new study shows by giving a blood pressure drug to people with measurements above normal but not…    

Study suggests early blood pressure therapy helps

Giving a blood pressure drug to people with measurements above normal but not yet considered too high might…    

Blood pressure rise seen again in Pfizer HDL drug

Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, on Tuesday said patients taking its experimental drug to raise “good” HDL…    

Falling Blood Pressure Not Down to Drugs

Pattern of declining blood pressure across replicate population surveys of the WHO MONICA project, mid-1980s to mid-1990s, and…    

Natural painkillers linked to high blood pressure

Opioid hormones, which are naturally produced by the body to reduce pain, may be involved in changes in…    

Genetic variations help predict risk for salt-induced high blood pressure

Researchers led by UVa Health System pathologist Robin Felder, Ph.D., have demonstrated that looking for several variations of…    

Study examines treatment to maintain blood pressure in those with disorder causing postural drops

Use of a medication called pyridostigmine alone or in combination with low-dose midodrine appears to improve standing blood…    

Systolic BP best predictor of cardiac risk in men

Although hypertension is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular death, it appears that systolic blood pressure—the…    

Biomarker doesn’t predict high blood pressure

For young adults in their 30s, a blood test for C-reactive protein (CRP), which is linked to inflammation,…    

High blood pressure and kidney disease increase risk for heart disease and stroke in older Americans

Older Americans with high blood pressure and moderate to severe chronic kidney disease have a greater chance of…    

Sleep hormone may protect heart

Taking a pill containing melatonin, a natural hormone that regulates sleep, at bedtime may enhance the drop in…