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Hypertension
Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. It can lead to severe complications and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels. The pressure depends on the work being done by the heart and the resistance of the blood vessels. Medical guidelines define hypertension as a blood pressure higher than 130 over 80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), according to guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) in November 2017. Around 85 million people in the United States have high blood pressure. Hypertension and heart disease are global health concerns. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that the growth of the processed food industry has impacted the amount of salt in diets worldwide, and that this plays a role in hypertension.
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NOV 07, 2018Immunology
Study finds that the brain is sending signals to the bone marrow to increase blood pressure.Written By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
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After assessing data from over one million patients, a team of scientists have found 500 new genes linked to blood press ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2018Technology
Published in Scientific Reports, researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) developed a proof-of-concept blood press ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 05, 2018Cardiology
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You might want to consider your heart when you go out drinking, binge drinking may cause increased cardiovascular risk.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 07, 2018Cardiology
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Death rates and adverse cardiovascular events twice as likely in women after experiencing STEMI heart attack compared to ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 24, 2018Health & Medicine
Experts in the medical field, nutrition and fitness professionals and health educators all advise against the dangers of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 22, 2018Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 17, 2018Cardiology
Study shows that heart failure death rates and hospitalizations are higher in women then men, based on 900,000 cases stu ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 15, 2018Cardiology
High blood pressure has been shown to correlate with increased risk for brain lesion formation associated with neurodege ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2018Videos
Hippocrates, the father of medicine was famous for saying, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food&rdquo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 26, 2018Health & Medicine
When a person ingests anything, be it food, drink or medication, it gets broken down in the bloodstream so that cells ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 19, 2018Cardiology
Autopsies aren’t as common as they used to be, but scientists may have a reason for a comeback. A new series of st ...Written By: Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2018
Immunology
Study finds that the brain is sending signals to the bone marrow to increase blood pressure.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A molecule that has been a focus of cancer research has been found to be a significant regulator of metabolism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2018
Neuroscience
mechanical changes in the blood vessels is communicated to brain via mechanosensitive Piezo ion channels
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 31, 2018
Immunology
Vaccine developments to reduce blood clotting in stroke patients
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 31, 2018
Health & Medicine
Obesity, especially in childhood can create a myriad of health issues that can persist into adulthood. Cardiovascular di
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 16, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers at the Institute Butantan, São Pa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
After assessing data from over one million patients, a team of scientists have found 500 new genes linked to blood press
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2018
Technology
Published in Scientific Reports, researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) developed a proof-of-concept blood press
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 05, 2018
Cardiology
Individuals born via in vitro fertilization have increased blood pressure at an early age leading to higher risk of hype
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 30, 2018
Videos
Much like kale, the often praised superfood of the veggie world, coconut oil has been appreciated for its health benefit
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 27, 2018
Videos
Are you a believer in the powers of Vitamin D? If you're like me, catching some rays is a really important mood boos
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 24, 2018
Health & Medicine
Being overweight can lead to a host of other conditions such as hypertension and heart disease. Obesity that leads to di
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 23, 2018
Cardiology
As BMI increases blood pressure increases, in societies where high blood pressure is already a problem the rise in obesi
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 16, 2018
Cardiology
You might want to consider your heart when you go out drinking, binge drinking may cause increased cardiovascular risk.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 07, 2018
Cardiology
Despite advertisements to the contrary, hookah smoking has been linked to adverse health effects including increase arte
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 29, 2018
Cardiology
Death rates and adverse cardiovascular events twice as likely in women after experiencing STEMI heart attack compared to
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 24, 2018
Health & Medicine
Experts in the medical field, nutrition and fitness professionals and health educators all advise against the dangers of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 22, 2018
Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 17, 2018
Cardiology
Study shows that heart failure death rates and hospitalizations are higher in women then men, based on 900,000 cases stu
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 15, 2018
Cardiology
High blood pressure has been shown to correlate with increased risk for brain lesion formation associated with neurodege
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2018
Videos
Hippocrates, the father of medicine was famous for saying, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food&rdquo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
When a person ingests anything, be it food, drink or medication, it gets broken down in the bloodstream so that cells ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 19, 2018
Cardiology
Autopsies aren’t as common as they used to be, but scientists may have a reason for a comeback. A new series of st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker