The stress of having a child go through a life-threatening event may have long-term health consequences for parents, a new study suggests.

Researchers in the Netherlands found that parents of teenagers…

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that a drug commonly used to lower blood pressure reverses muscle wasting in genetically engineered mice with Marfan syndrome and also prevents…

Hypertension and prehypertension in adolescents and young adults was associated with a higher risk of having an abnormally enlarged heart, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart…

Men with high blood pressure are usually advised to avoid alcohol, but U.S. and Dutch researchers said on Tuesday that a drink or two every day may reduce their…

By age 10, some black children already have high nighttime blood pressure, an early signal of impending cardiovascular disease, a new study shows.

As they grow up, black children also show…

In surprising results, a study of more than 1,200 patients with extremely low or high blood pressure by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine…

A study published in the October journal of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis shows Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree reduced edema,…

In adults at risk of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, a series of shorter bursts of activity may be more effective in keeping blood pressure…

The residents of Glasgow and Huddersfield have the worst levels of cholesterol and blood pressure according to a survey of over 70,000 people across Britain, research sponsor Flora pro.activ said…

Racial influences can explain differences in blood pressure among obese.

According to recent research from the United States, “Admixed populations such as African Americans and Hispanic Americans…

Diets with increases whole-grain foods, high in soluble or insoluble fiber, are associated with a reduction in blood pressure in individuals with slightly elevated cholesterol, according to researchers in…

People who have “prehypertension” and an elevated heart rate at rest have a greater risk of heart disease and death than comparable people with a lower resting heart…

Gym-a-phobes take heart. Three or four short, brisk walks throughout the day can be more helpful to people watching their blood pressure than one continuous bout of exercise, Indiana…

A special four-page section in the September issue of the Harvard Heart Letter takes a look at the latest thinking on high blood pressure. It includes information on blood pressure…

A study in an ethnically diverse group of more than 3,000 women has found no relationship between perception of discrimination and high blood pressure.

Earlier this year, the same study…

A large number of adults with both high blood pressure and high cholesterol are not receiving treatment, a study shows.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, and high cholesterol (a.k.a., hypercholesterolemia), are…

Among people aged 85 and older, low blood pressure is associated with increased mortality, Finnish researchers report.

The finding applies specifically to the upper or systolic reading of…

Workers who are under constant stress may start to show it in their blood pressure readings, researchers reported Thursday.

In a study that followed more than 6,719 white-collar workers for…

Drug treatment for high blood pressure is set to undergo a major shake-up after new guidance was issued for the NHS.

Family doctors in the UK are being…

Erratic blood pressure during the first hours after a stroke dramatically lowers the chances of survival. That’s the finding of a Mayo Clinic study published in the current…

A new method for lowering blood pressure (hypertension) through use of a compound that synthesizes a cannabis (hashish) plant component has been developed by a pharmacology Ph.D. student at the Hebrew University…

People with high blood pressure are three times less likely to take their medications regularly if they have caretaking responsibilities for children or other relatives, says Marie…

Blood pressure measured at home is as accurate as 24-hour ambulatory monitoring, so either can be used to adjust medication taken to lower blood pressure, according to Finnish researchers.

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Children with parents who have high blood pressure, or “hypertension,” may also develop high blood pressure down the road, a study shows. However, the increased risk appears to only…

Lowering blood pressure does not appear to prevent cognitive or dementia-related disorders, a desired effect in light of the large number of elderly adults who…